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Hamburg (Port Alfred) Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Hamburg (Port Alfred) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 25 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.9° C
(Which is 4.0°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 5PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hamburg (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | |
400 | 589 | 621 | 928 | 1390 | 1441 | 1126 | 828 | 690 | 1210 | 1240 | 281 | 232 | 220 | 418 | 331 | 224 | 658 | 569 | 552 | 560 | 735 | 1615 | 1542 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:50AM1.07m | 00:19AM1.30m | 12:49PM1.14m | 1:06AM1.35m | 1:35PM1.21m | 1:46AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.48m | 6:50AM0.44m | 6:43PM0.44m | 7:32AM0.37m | 7:28PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
 kJ | 400 | 589 | 621 | 928 | 1390 | 1441 | 1126 | 828 | 690 | 37 | 27 | 281 | 160 | 115 | 418 | 331 | 224 | 658 | 569 | 552 | 560 | 473 | 1615 | 1542 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 83 | 83 | 54 | 54 | 36 | 121 | 101 | 72 | 60 | 21 | 13 | 27 | 232 | 220 | 19 | 124 | 220 | 12 | 11 | 151 | 450 | 735 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | SSW 18 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 17 | 22 | 110 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 27 | 19 | 69 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 2 | — | — | — | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 43 | 86 | 131 | 170 | — | — | 23 | 1210 | 1240 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 220 | 202 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 389 | 183 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 45 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
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