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 1 pm Friday 22 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 18.0° 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 6PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 May)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Afternoon (22 May)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Evening (22 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun morning).
	Fri 22					Saturday 23								Sunday 24								Mon 25
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	SW 6	SW 6	SW 7	SW 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	82	79	111	136	169	181	176	166	146	140	208	284	212	205	241	223	139	203	121	121	121	242	92	85
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SW	W	W	WNW	W	W	SW	SSW	SSW	W	NW	NW	NW	NW	NE	E	E	NE	N	NNE	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					8:35PM1.24m				8:56AM1.08m				10:00PM1.22m				10:29AM1.04m					11:19PM1.25m
Low Tide		1:57PM0.40m					2:56AM0.55m				3:11PM0.48m				4:31AM0.57m				4:33PM0.50m					5:52AM0.52m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—
	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	5:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	19	17	17	17	17	17	19	20	19	18	18	17	16	16	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	16	15	15	15	16	15	14	14	16	17	17	18	18	16	15	16	19	18	18	19	18	18	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	E 11	E 11	E 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	97	100	83	68	57	58	205	87	85	140	208	284	212	205	241	223	139	203	121	121	121	242	92	85
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	S 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	SSW 16	ENE 7	SSW 15	E 11	E 11	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSE 12	SSW 6	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SW 13	SW 10
kJ	109	79	100	98	97	95	171	42	146	84	84	56	38	36	82	22	77	70	93	91	101	99	84	46
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	E 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 16	SW 11	SSW 16	ENE 7	SW 11	SW 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SSE 12	SW 14	E 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	E 10	SW 10	SW 13
kJ	82	103	72	71	50	147	64	166	28	72	35	57	57	56	55	81	102	32	91	89	89	30	47	60
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SW 7	SW 8	SW 7	SW 7	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 2	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	ENE 3
kJ	15	76	111	136	169	181	176	109	45	50	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	2	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	77	183	77	53	0	0	49	49	77	186	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	35	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1		2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	6	6	5	4	6	7	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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