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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 13 Sep 2025 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
16.7° C
(Which is 2.7°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 7PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (13 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (13 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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

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Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
4
4
5
5
5
2
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
0
2
3
4
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
4.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141716161514141414141413131313131312121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1227154813931034259435073549324728732643216920051875165014261206106094392810121320196837417651
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
E
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
0
NNW
10
S
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
30
WSW
40
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:12PM
1.32
7:37AM
1.12
8:15PM
1.12
9:24AM
0.97
10:52PM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:50PM
0.33
1:30AM
0.45
1:43PM
0.52
2:49AM
0.61
3:46PM
0.68
5:48AM
0.63
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:09-------6:07
Sunset--6:00-------6:00-------6:00-----
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
12----------------------
Temp. °C181818181717171719191918171718202526201817161618
Feels °C (?)161515171616161616151514141516182425161515131010
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape (S)

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Hamburg (Port Alfred) (light winds from the SSW at East London Airport 43 km from Hamburg (Port Alfred)). 2.1m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 1.4m 6s windswell from the S. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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15 km/h
SSW
0.0
16.7
Air / Water (°C)
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