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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 17 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
18.3° C
(Which is 4.6°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 1AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
0
0
1
2
!
0
0
4
3
2
3
3
2
0
1
2
1
1
2
!
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.2
SW
2
SW
3
SW
4.5
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)1313121271010111111111111111010101091212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5915274231234336882221614641510123411068077384063843282553033833961074208955562580
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
10
W
20
WSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
SSW
20
S
10
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
10
ENE
20
ESE
5
ENE
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:45PM
1.62
3:59AM
1.81
4:20PM
1.62
4:35AM
1.77
4:56PM
1.58
5:13AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:44PM
-0.03
10:14AM
-0.07
10:20PM
-0.02
10:50AM
-0.03
10:58PM
0.05
11:27AM
0.07
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----6:33-------6:33-------6:35--
Sunset5:45-------5:44-------5:43-------
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-5----------------------
Temp. °C262220171518222220191718161824252423201918172224
Feels °C (?)252419121112141516171313131722222624171512131516
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