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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 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
18.1° C
(Which is 4.8°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 12PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.9
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)12121216161514141414141313131212129101111101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1411101083349611648797466677266485865525355277731160308542134312781210901603538
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
5
NNW
15
ESE
15
S
10
SW
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:10PM
1.57
3:24AM
1.79
3:45PM
1.62
3:59AM
1.81
4:20PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:06AM
0.01
9:09PM
0.01
9:40AM
-0.06
9:44PM
-0.03
10:14AM
-0.07
10:20PM
-0.02
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise-6:31-------6:33-------6:33------
Sunset----5:46-------5:45-------5:44---
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1------------2-1--------
Temp. °C182024242423222122242828242120191716212220191716
Feels °C (?)181921191920192121232927242220151312141516181513
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