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Hamburg in Port Alfred is an exposed beach break.. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Offshore winds are from the north northwest. Able to handle light onshore wind Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Beware of rips and sharks.

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Overall Hamburg Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Use this relief map to navigate to South-Africa - Port Alfred surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Hamburg

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Hamburg:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Kidds Beach	17 mi
Second closest break	Igoda	22 mi
Third closest break	Mtati	28 mi
Fourth closest break	Eastern Beach	30 mi
Fifth closest break	Corner	31 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Hamburg:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4429 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5387 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5421 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	5786 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	5902 mi
Tide stations nearest to Hamburg:
Closest tide station	Durban, South Africa	316 mi
Second closest tide station	Heard Island, Antarctica	2630 mi
Third closest tide station	Mawson, Antarctica	2765 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Davis, Antarctica	3137 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia	3366 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Hamburg:
Closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	183 mi
Second closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	318 mi
Third closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	318 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	318 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	318 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Hamburg:
Closest city location	Bisho (South Africa)	29 mi
Second closest city location	East London (South Africa)	32 mi
Third closest city location	Port Alfred (South Africa)	40 mi
Fourth closest city location	Stutterheim (South Africa)	50 mi
Fifth closest city location	Alice (South Africa)	52 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Hamburg is East London Airport (ELS) in South Africa, 43 km (27 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Hamburg is Bisho Airport (VIY), also in South Africa, 47 km (29 miles) away.
• Third is Queenstown Airport (UTW) in South Africa, 162 km (101 miles) away.
• Port Elizabeth Airport (PLZ) in South Africa is 189 km (117 miles) away.
• Umtata Airport (UTT), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Hamburg and is 224 km (139 miles) away.