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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 14 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
18.2° C
(Which is 4.7°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 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)7ft (2.1m)6s
Afternoon (15 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (15 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)12121212116779111111121212161615141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)223232228259754310382537695116813261287136610107724961164979746667667799733680
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
10
E
10
NNW
20
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
0
SSE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
0
W
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrossglasscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:31-------6:33--
Sunset5:49-------5:47-------5:46-------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------11----------
Temp. °C252424222020222121201919191923252322222123232828
Feels °C (?)242625191616161518192020191819211819182022222926
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