Hamburg (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.29° S 27.48° E

Issued: 1 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hamburg (Port Alfred) sea temperature is

19.3° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hamburg (Port Alfred) today (31 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hamburg (Port Alfred) at 5AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Afternoon (31 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Evening (31 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun night).
	Friday 31								Saturday 1								Sunday 2
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	4	2	1	1	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	ESE 9	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 14	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	659	659	680	599	690	517	316	424	466	466	477	477	114	90	84	82	43	43	1361	1224	52	990	887	853
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	E	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:38AM1.53m					5:02PM1.58m				5:06AM1.52m				5:31PM1.60m				5:36AM1.50m				6:00PM1.59m
Low Tide				10:47AM0.06m					11:06PM0.17m				11:14AM0.05m				11:36PM0.17m				11:43AM0.07m


	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	18	18	18	17	16	15	14	14	14	16	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	16	18	18	16	16
Feels °C	15	14	14	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	9	9	11	10	9	9	9	9	9	11	13	13	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10	E 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	485	539	551	477	501	382	316	424	466	466	477	477	114	90	84	82	33	1751	1361	1224	1314	990	887	853
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	S 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	659	659	680	599	690	—	—	256	181	181	120	118	10	25	10	79	43	43	44	64	30	99	149	142
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	SW 18	—	—	—	WSW 16	S 11	SSW 14	S 10	S 10	S 10	SW 14	S 10	S 9	S 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	12	—	—	—	24	37	20	32	31	30	52	29	28	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	521	517	627	44	41	41	41	41	695	799	855	792	918	—	22	32	59	55	79	72
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Robberg Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Point (Gonubie Bay) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Point (Gonubie Bay) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Point (Gonubie Bay) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Rock Wave Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	1	1	1	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2
Distance (km)	35	0	35	389	429	442	385	78	72	72	72	178	426	291	178	78	75	45	45	178	220	220	45	45
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth															Mtati	Mtati	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	J-Bay	Seal Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4															4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	7	5	5	7	6	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	6	5	5

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