Hamburg (Port Alfred) Surf Forecast

/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks)

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 24 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 18.2° C
(Which is 3.7°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 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Afternoon (24 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Evening (24 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s

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 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).
	Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tuesday 26
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	1	4	4	4	4	2	0	0	0	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	205	241	223	169	240	147	121	147	88	92	100	406	597	630	821	1551	1460	1340	947	690	1137	411	324	236
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NE	E	E	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNW	WNW	W	W	SW	SW	SW	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:29AM1.04m					11:19PM1.25m				11:50AM1.07m				00:19AM1.30m				12:49PM1.14m
Low Tide		4:31AM0.57m				4:33PM0.50m					5:52AM0.52m				5:46PM0.48m				6:50AM0.44m				6:43PM0.44m


	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	16	19	20	20	19	18	18	18	18	20	22	21	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	19	17	17
Feels °C	16	17	16	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	18	20	19	19	20	18	17	17	16	17	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	ENE 7	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	205	241	223	169	240	147	121	147	88	92	85	406	597	630	821	1551	1460	1340	947	690	62	411	324	236
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	E 11	SSW 6	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SE 9	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	35	55	21	77	69	93	91	90	71	84	34	83	83	54	54	135	101	93	86	76	21	43	43	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SW 14	E 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 10	SSW 16	E 10	—	SE 12	S 18	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 13	SE 9	SSE 9	SE 12
kJ	56	82	81	102	52	91	89	89	85	47	100	17	—	22	167	36	35	33	21	21	17	13	8	23
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 4	SW 13	SW 6	SW 7	SW 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	2	7	13	31	67	119	190	—	—	8	31	1137	132	138	139
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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)	Keurbooms Garden Route	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)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista 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)	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	45	385	0	0	0	0	0	35	195	195	0	0	0	0	49	106	249	106	0	49
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Seal Point	Seal Point	Seal Point	Seal Point	Mtati		Van Stadens Mouth	Magna Tubes	Seal Point	J-Bay	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Albatross	Van Stadens Mouth	Leftovers	Seal Point	J-Bay	Magna Tubes	Super Tubes	Super Tubes	Tubes	Tubes	J-Bay	J-Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2		3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	6	7	9	9	9	9	8

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