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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 26 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
19.4° C
(Which is 3.1°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 3PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
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0
0
0
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
1.2
SW
4
2.3
SW
6
3
SW
8
3.5
SW
10
4
SW
10
4
SW
10
4
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
75
73
72
50
48
50
405
1147
2358
2817
2653
3033
3095
3599
3832
3935
4123
4662
5196
6030
7376
5743
5771
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
NW
5
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
45
W
50
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:44PM1.13m
1:11AM1.35m
1:32PM1.23m
1:49AM1.45m
2:09PM1.32m
Low Tide
6:47AM0.50m
6:48PM0.43m
7:34AM0.38m
7:32PM0.34m
8:09AM0.27m
8:07PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
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6:39
6:39
6:41
6:41
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5:35
5:34
5:32
5:31
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
28
24
24
23
21
18
16
16
18
17
17
15
14
14
13
14
16
17
17
15
15
14
22
24
28
24
25
26
18
13
8
7
8
6
7
6
5
5
3
4
6
7
9
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.1
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
11
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
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
4
S
13
Energy kJ
186
186
187
160
394
443
431
313
211
145
127
110
110
82
80
80
55
54
51
51
50
6064
5743
5771
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.7
E
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
12
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
97
75
73
102
50
48
19
18
18
17
3
3
6
3
50
50
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.6
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
19
18
17
72
31
30
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
ESE
2
1.2
SW
4
2.3
SW
6
3
SW
8
3.5
SW
10
4
SW
10
4
SW
10
4
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
50
405
1147
2358
2817
2653
3033
3095
3599
3832
3935
4123
4662
5196
6030
7376
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
73
88
0
178
241
403
590
752
883
1173
502
216
210
227
389
389
389
389
249
50
50
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
5
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
5
5
5
6
7
5
5
5
5
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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