Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.29° S 27.48° E

Hamburg (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hamburg (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
16.8°C
3.8° 

Hamburg (Port Alfred) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hamburg (Port Alfred) today (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hamburg (Port Alfred) at 6AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
380
555
504
473
480
456
509
475
475
427
366
286
238
239
557
811
838
929
888
875
904
760
760
630
582
451
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
N
5
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
35
NE
25
NE
10
NE
10
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
S
10
SE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:53AM1.13m
10:36PM1.03m
11:35AM1.22m
00:07AM1.11m
12:38PM1.34m
1:03AM1.21m
Low Tide
2:58AM0.53m
4:28PM0.61m
4:51AM0.53m
6:08PM0.51m
6:10AM0.45m
7:05PM0.39m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
21
21
21
21
20
19
21
23
23
22
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
19
19
19
18
19
18
17
19
22
20
18
20
22
22
23
21
20
19
18
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