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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 08 May 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
19.2° C
(Which is 3.2°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: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (08 May)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
2
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
7
3
WSW
9
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6891
6303
5309
4369
3527
2647
2249
1881
1538
1141
885
787
615
443
320
250
403
512
1676
3162
3973
3005
2379
1476
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
15
WNW
55
NW
45
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
55
NW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:49PM1.09m
7:58AM1.05m
9:24PM1.07m
9:45AM1.01m
10:59PM1.14m
11:24AM1.06m
Low Tide
1:55AM0.64m
2:36PM0.55m
3:41AM0.67m
4:10PM0.55m
5:21AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:22
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
17
15
14
14
13
14
19
20
19
18
18
19
20
19
26
22
20
19
16
16
16
16
20
23
11
11
10
11
9
11
17
17
15
14
15
14
15
14
21
11
10
8
4
5
5
6
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
SSE
10
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
ENE
9
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
6891
6303
5309
4369
3527
2647
2249
1881
1538
1141
885
787
615
443
267
142
175
48
65
98
44
3005
2379
1476
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
SSE
10
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
SE
12
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
102
74
48
127
161
118
178
130
128
258
255
251
211
158
320
250
87
86
36
39
72
49
63
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.1
SE
16
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
42
53
94
30
28
27
15
99
102
14
13
10
144
142
85
87
40
38
39
40
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
12
0.8
ENE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.6
NE
8
0.8
NNW
4
1.5
WNW
5
2
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
7
3
WSW
9
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
1.2
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.3
WNW
4
Energy kJ
74
13
21
31
128
283
22
100
403
512
1676
3162
3973
76
47
62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
4
4
3
Distance (km)
187
50
50
50
50
50
49
45
426
45
0
35
35
35
27
178
384
241
236
385
385
236
192
178
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
4
5
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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