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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 20 Jan 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
21.0° C
 (Which is 2.6°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: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (20 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
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)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)11111111109999111313121212121212121213131316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)505505584730679477406397196263563630582545569500436443451582112613854891634
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
WSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
25
ENE
35
E
40
E
40
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
15
S
35
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52PM
1.56
5:17AM
1.59
5:22PM
1.54
5:48AM
1.61
5:53PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49AM
0.17
11:02PM
0.03
11:21AM
0.16
11:31PM
0.03
11:54AM
0.17
12:01AM
0.07
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise-5:20-------5:20-------5:22------
Sunset----7:21-------7:20-------7:20---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C172021212020202018202223222221191922262525222020
Feels °C (?)131617171718181817161717161818182023252123191715
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