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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 17 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
17.9° C
 (Which is 5.5°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 10AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
3
4
4
0
0
1
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
1.2
E
0.7
SW
1.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)1010101096996889101011121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1961711421108694863073177531058169320831799141413981346118210121026939753645561
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
30
ENE
15
ENE
5
W
40
WSW
30
W
40
WSW
45
SW
50
SW
40
SW
25
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
25
S
25
S
20
S
5
SSW
10
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:21PM
1.42
3:48AM
1.40
3:52PM
1.49
4:18AM
1.49
4:22PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:14AM
0.35
9:37PM
0.20
9:46AM
0.27
10:06PM
0.12
10:18AM
0.21
10:34PM
0.06
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise-5:16-------5:18-------5:18------
Sunset----7:22-------7:21-------7:21---
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------13-------1--------
Temp. °C212124252423222019202223222018171619222222212018
Feels °C (?)202021212124241414131313141616151316181820211916
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