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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 19 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
18.6° C
(Which is 4.2°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 5PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
1
2
0
1
1
!
0
0
0
!
4
4
4
4
3
0
2
!
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
SW
2.4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)10101010912121112121212121414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)420362322303347792155729413967334433683435182128852483221821252176238629297003603044445939
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
15
E
15
NE
10
N
30
W
25
W
40
W
40
W
45
W
40
WSW
35
SW
15
WSW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56PM
1.58
5:13AM
1.67
5:35PM
1.49
5:53AM
1.52
6:19PM
1.37
6:38AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50AM
-0.03
10:58PM
0.05
11:27AM
0.07
11:38PM
0.16
12:08PM
0.20
12:23AM
0.31
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:35-------6:35
Sunset--5:43-------5:42-------5:40-----
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C232323222019201920221917151414142123211816151516
Feels °C (?)22212222161311109121113121111111617161411101011
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