Hamburg (Port Alfred) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 13 Oct 2025 SAST
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Hamburg (Port Alfred) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hamburg (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hamburg (Port Alfred) today?

The current surf forecast for Hamburg (Port Alfred) at 11PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)--
Afternoon (13 Oct)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Hamburg (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
!
0
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
ESE
0.5
SW
1.8
ESE
2
ESE
0.4
SW
2
ESE
1.6
ESE
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)812881399788887888899810111213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)74574455512585734077368396555154033814134475896344706549482216360759336694
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
15
ENE
30
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
20
W
30
W
40
WSW
40
W
50
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
1.05
9:45AM
1.02
10:53PM
0.98
12:05PM
1.11
12:35AM
1.08
1:05PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:42AM
0.61
4:27PM
0.69
5:24AM
0.61
6:37PM
0.58
6:45AM
0.49
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-----5:31-------5:30-------5:28--
Sunset6:20-------6:21-------6:22-------
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------21
Temp. °C212121212018192019181716161719191716151615161415
Feels °C (?)1718182117111212121312111112131210121087688
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape (S)

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Hamburg (Port Alfred) (light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 010 to 070 degs) at East London Airport 43 km from Hamburg (Port Alfred)). 2.0m 9s swell from the ESE with a 1.0m 13s groundswell from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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17 km/h
NE
0.0
17.2
Air / Water (°C)
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