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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 27 Mar 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
18.3° C
(Which is 5.0°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 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2
SSW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)111112101211111011111166710101111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54344121316319323916414518310752419520326175611241257932725604561476476467
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
35
E
10
SSE
15
NNE
0
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
40
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01PM
1.03
12:57AM
1.15
1:19PM
1.17
1:48AM
1.32
2:04PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:36AM
0.67
6:31PM
0.56
7:18AM
0.52
7:32PM
0.41
8:04AM
0.36
8:10PM
0.27
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise-6:16-------6:18-------6:18------
Sunset----6:12-------6:10-------6:09---
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----422--11-1-----------
Temp. °C202227282424232323202222211918181818212121202020
Feels °C (?)202126262726282725171917171717171717191920212121
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