Hamburg (Port Alfred) Surf Break

Hamburg (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.29° S 27.48° E

Issued: 1 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hamburg (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
18.6° C

1.8°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hamburg (Port Alfred) at 6PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (24 Jun)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (24 Jun)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
0.8
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
940
908
679
717
691
667
878
1869
1513
1109
915
711
642
509
424
946
1569
2506
2993
3155
3005
2682
2295
1787
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
N
10
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:55AM1.03m
00:19AM1.21m
1:00PM1.08m
1:14AM1.24m
1:51PM1.15m
2:01AM1.29m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.56m
6:51AM0.50m
6:51PM0.54m
7:41AM0.43m
7:45PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
5:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
19
17
18
17
17
17
17
19
22
21
22
22
22
20
19
21
25
21
20
21
21
22
22
Feels °C
16
16
15
19
16
16
16
16
16
19
19
21
20
21
19
18
20
24
22
20
19
19
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.6
SW
13
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
940
908
558
515
524
524
878
1869
1513
1109
915
711
642
509
424
946
1569
2506
2993
3155
3005
2682
2295
1787
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SSW
16
0.1
E
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
1
E
6
1.1
SW
12
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Energy kJ
292
399
679
717
691
667
683
3
34
107
69
373
66
66
57
62
69
67
65
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SSW
18
0.1
E
11
0.8
SSW
18
1
E
6
0.9
SW
11
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
29
16
205
242
246
491
2
352
69
179
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Energy kJ
27
19
18
45
130
150
135
135
106
75
81
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
53
49
61
0
0
27
101
0
195
66
45
45
35
0
27
0
0
53
45
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
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