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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 06 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
17.3° C
(Which is 5.8°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 9PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (06 Apr)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (06 Apr)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
S
Period(s) (?)161616151514141414141313131313131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6731802885976029497041703879360129133234291927502390216818491630127911391009847706603432285
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
45
SW
40
SW
25
WSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
S
15
SE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:45PM
1.34
5:55AM
1.35
6:12PM
1.23
6:21AM
1.23
6:43PM
1.11
6:53AM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:40AM
0.23
11:46PM
0.32
12:07PM
0.34
12:12AM
0.44
12:37PM
0.46
12:44AM
0.57
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:26-------6:26
Sunset--5:59-------5:58-------5:57-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222320191817171721202020191818182324232223242627
Feels °C (?)151413151414141419181818171515151920192025242526
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