Hamburg (Port Alfred) Surf Break

Hamburg (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.29° S 27.48° E

Issued: 7 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hamburg (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
17.1° C

2.9°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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hamburg (Port Alfred) at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (06 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
3
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
166
163
214
281
349
326
273
202
503
557
503
527
486
479
599
403
700
757
821
1306
535
1921
2219
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
SW
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:48PM1.38m
8:00AM1.19m
8:40PM1.34m
9:03AM1.11m
9:47PM1.30m
Low Tide
1:22PM0.29m
2:05AM0.42m
2:08PM0.36m
3:05AM0.46m
3:08PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
21
19
19
20
22
23
20
19
19
17
16
16
16
15
15
19
21
18
16
16
16
Feels °C
15
16
17
18
18
15
17
18
19
16
13
15
16
17
17
16
14
14
17
16
13
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
0.4
SSW
18
1.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
2.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
229
166
163
214
281
349
326
273
202
503
557
503
527
486
479
599
403
700
757
821
128
535
81
2219
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.7
SW
14
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
SW
15
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.5
SSW
18
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
18
108
158
157
106
106
106
82
194
38
61
50
50
52
42
45
217
43
23
22
14
176
8
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
9
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
SW
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
40
20
21
22
16
15
25
136
68
67
48
48
47
37
12
35
45
22
22
22
22
14
8
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.6
SW
4
2
SW
13
1.7
SW
6
2.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
13
49
40
29
10
1306
217
1921
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
49
53
0
0
0
0
0
49
106
184
78
0
0
0
0
0
49
222
106
50
77
49
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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