Hamburg (Port Alfred) Surf Forecast

/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 20.2° C
(Which is 1.9°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 1PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 May)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Afternoon (19 May)	7ft (2.1m)	8s
Evening (19 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).
	Tuesday 19							Wednesday 20								Thursday 21								Fri 22
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSE 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	469	406	408	493	368	322	302	373	365	262	229	472	500	54	81	72	120	180	168	198	149	135	113	69
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide						5:34PM1.48m				5:51AM1.47m				6:25PM1.40m				6:41AM1.33m				7:23PM1.31m
Low Tide				11:21AM0.09m				11:39PM0.21m				12:06PM0.19m				00:32AM0.33m				12:57PM0.30m				1:35AM0.46m


	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58
	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	5:14
mm	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	21	22	21	20	20	21
Feels °C	18	16	15	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	17	18	18	18	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 13	SSE 12	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 7
kJ	469	406	299	220	368	322	302	140	138	262	229	94	81	54	48	72	120	180	168	198	149	135	113	286
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSW 10	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	SSE 11	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSE 10	E 13	E 13	E 13	S 12
kJ	59	82	110	104	172	169	128	121	94	131	96	37	54	24	81	47	26	25	26	10	53	85	84	69
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 11	SSE 10	E 11	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 11	SSW 10	SW 13	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SE 11	E 12	SSE 11	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	E 13
kJ	44	37	22	9	154	147	142	32	20	90	37	58	37	16	26	26	30	23	22	17	35	31	51	83
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 8	SSE 8	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	SE 8	SE 7	ENE 5	ENE 5	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	124	195	408	493	36	37	31	373	365	42	87	472	500	480	460	400	353	339	390	453	467	475	397	401
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Trafalgar Durban/KZN South	Presleys Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sharpleys Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	4	1	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	1	3	2	1	1
Distance (km)	77	183	183	665	442	408	231	210	178	200	258	442	442	418	418	258	78	178	220	187	195	186	45	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Van Stadens Mouth																Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	J-Bay	J-Bay	J-Bay	Sea Vista
Rating (10 max)	4																3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3
Header Global	Avalon-North Australia	Black Rock Australia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Afife Portugal	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Crazy Left Portugal	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Anglet - Corsaires France	Arrifana Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Anglet - Corsaires France	Lambe Lambe Brazil	Cathedral Rock Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Bali Village Indonesia	Pauba Brazil	Bondo Kodi Indonesia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4

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