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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 27 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 3.9°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: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (27 Apr)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (27 Apr)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
0
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0
0
0
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3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
11
4
SW
10
4
SW
10
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
S
14
4.5
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
SSE
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4135
3037
3092
3534
3751
4312
4216
4651
4667
5012
5423
6551
6699
7152
7243
6568
5598
5174
4852
4501
3917
2846
2235
1648
Wind (km/h)
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
50
W
50
W
40
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
SW
15
S
15
SE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:32PM1.23m
1:49AM1.45m
2:09PM1.32m
2:22AM1.53m
2:41PM1.40m
2:51AM1.58m
Low Tide
7:32PM0.34m
8:09AM0.27m
8:07PM0.26m
8:39AM0.19m
8:38PM0.21m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:41
6:41
6:41
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5:34
5:32
5:31
5:30
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
18
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
17
15
14
13
13
14
18
18
18
18
16
16
16
15
7
7
8
6
6
5
4
4
5
6
9
8
8
7
8
10
15
15
16
17
14
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
13
4.5
S
14
4.5
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
SSE
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
12
Energy kJ
133
110
82
80
78
55
55
53
52
51
51
5420
5929
7152
7243
6568
5598
5174
4852
4501
3917
2846
2235
1648
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.9
SW
9
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
3
3
3
51
33
32
32
31
31
31
31
31
30
144
201
198
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.3
SW
16
0.4
E
10
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
51
41
31
61
61
147
28
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
11
4
SW
10
4
SW
10
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
1.2
WSW
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
Energy kJ
4135
3037
3092
3534
3751
4312
4216
4651
4667
5012
5423
6551
6699
311
37
19
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
5
5
1
4
5
5
4
3
9
4
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
860
888
830
425
216
216
245
389
426
426
389
187
77
50
50
50
50
106
186
72
72
72
45
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
4
5
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
6
4
6
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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