Hamburg (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.29° S 27.48° E

Issued: 7 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hamburg (Port Alfred) sea temperature is

18.9°C

Hamburg (Port Alfred) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hamburg (Port Alfred) today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hamburg (Port Alfred) at 2PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (27 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 27							Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	80	92	117	120	134	161	136	136	151	154	129	129	91	176	176	279	251	413	516	545	565	509	558
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide					4:10PM1.75m				4:32AM1.57m				4:47PM1.68m					5:11AM1.51m				5:27PM1.55m
Low Tide			9:56AM0.01m				10:25PM-0.02m				10:33AM0.05m					11:02PM0.05m				11:12AM0.14m


	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—
mm	8	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	19	19	19	18	17	17	18	22	21	21	20	19	18	18	19	22	22	21	20	19
Feels °C	12	12	14	15	15	16	15	13	14	15	20	18	19	19	18	17	17	16	18	17	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	80	92	117	120	134	161	136	136	151	154	129	129	91	176	176	279	245	245	235	545	565	509	558
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 12	SW 11	SE 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 17	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10
kJ	28	33	35	35	26	27	29	29	29	16	22	43	47	58	56	38	251	413	516	211	207	216	200
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 10	W 10	SW 11	SE 12	SE 11	SW 20	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	—
kJ	16	15	6	13	5	5	5	5	7	15	9	2	42	23	61	103	36	36	57	67	50	20	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	266	228	176	157	161	151	176	178	168	118	99	94	75	62	63	63	60	46	72	186	289	372	397
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Point (Gonubie Bay) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood 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)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	184	249	220	178	178	88	178	178	72	45	45	186	45	35	0	0	0	186	195	442	442	220	202
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Sea Vista	Seal Point	Cape St Francis					Van Stadens Mouth	Cape St Francis	Noncom (Cape Recife)	Kromme Rivermouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Seal Point	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth			Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3					2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Treskostraal West Coast	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	4	6	5	5	5	4	6	6	5	8	5	6	5

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