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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 30 Jan 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
22.1° C
 (Which is 1.8°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 7PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 30). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (30 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212111111111110181717161316141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6075314804965214884434293532832782472042001572114393659937111394103110311016
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
35
E
35
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19PM
1.39
2:52AM
1.39
3:06PM
1.50
3:34AM
1.53
3:46PM
1.58
4:11AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:05AM
0.39
8:41PM
0.24
8:57AM
0.25
9:22PM
0.12
9:40AM
0.15
9:58PM
0.02
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-------5:31-------5:31-------5:33
Sunset--7:15-------7:15-------7:14-----
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C252524232323232425252524232221232425242423222325
Feels °C (?)232322222424252726252525252423242223222324232526
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