Hamburg (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.29° S 27.48° E

Issued: 1 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hamburg (Port Alfred) sea temperature is

17.1° 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hamburg (Port Alfred) at 5PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	12s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	14s
Evening (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 9					Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	0	!	!	!	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2789	1517	3294	3305	4186	4784	4584	4214	3786	3438	3066	2955	2508	2415	2213	2402	2366	2165	1946	1703	1617	1461	1369	833
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	SW	SW	SW	W	SW	S	ENE	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	E	SE	SSW	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	on
High Tide	10:28AM1.07m					11:11PM1.29m				12:02PM1.10m				00:33AM1.34m				1:20PM1.20m				1:42AM1.42m
Low Tide			4:27PM0.48m					5:50AM0.45m				5:57PM0.47m				7:07AM0.36m				7:17PM0.39m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—
	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	5:17
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	2	1	1	2	2	2
Temp °C	17	17	17	16	15	14	13	13	15	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	15
Feels °C	11	12	12	12	11	11	10	9	10	13	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	12	13	15	16	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12
kJ	10	943	3294	3305	4186	4784	4584	4214	3786	3438	3066	2955	2508	2415	2213	2402	2366	2165	1946	1703	1617	1461	1369	833
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 15	ENE 9	E 14	E 13	E 13	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	SW 18
kJ	3	8	8	8	38	7	34	32	14	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	8	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	NE 8	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	—	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	10	10	9	2	8	8	7	7	—	7	6	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 6	—	ESE 6
kJ	2789	1517	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	105	—	329
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Wreck Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kidds Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Kidds Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	183	389	106	61	49	49	49	49	61	106	61	49	27	0	0	45	45	202	195	45	0	0	0	27
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Rating (10 max)	4		5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5	5	5	4

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