Hamburg (Port Alfred) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.29° S 27.48° E

Hamburg (Port Alfred) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 7 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hamburg (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
16.4° C
3.3° 

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


Hamburg (Port Alfred) surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period, SW swell with cross-shore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period, SSW swell with 4,424 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 4 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hamburg (Port Alfred) this week:

The surf forecast for Hamburg (Port Alfred) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Hamburg (Port Alfred) in the next 16 days are 3.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 11s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 5PM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Tue 4th Aug)3ft (0.9m) 12s
Best Surf 5PM (Fri 7th Aug)11ft (3.5m) 8s
Most Powerful 5PM (Sun 9th Aug)11ft (3.5m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hamburg (Port Alfred) over the next 16 days.


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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Night
Rating
(10 max)
4
0
2
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
2
4
3
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5
3
3
2
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ESE
11
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
14
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
3.5
SW
8
1.6
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
3
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
990
290
256
172
167
119
123
214
1155
763
1570
1147
718
1608
1147
1690
1267
769
3227
4424
2893
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
35
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
25
WSW
5
WNW
20
NE
15
ENE
15
WSW
30
W
40
SSW
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:32PM1.55m
6:41AM1.36m
7:08PM1.47m
7:21AM1.25m
7:53PM1.37m
8:14AM1.12m
8:57PM1.25m
9:42AM1.02m
10:43PM1.17m
11:56AM1.03m
00:35AM1.22m
1:27PM1.17m
1:47AM1.34m
Low Tide
12:13PM0.13m
00:43AM0.25m
12:46PM0.21m
1:24AM0.33m
1:26PM0.32m
2:16AM0.44m
2:19PM0.45m
3:34AM0.53m
3:48PM0.56m
5:33AM0.55m
5:56PM0.56m
7:11AM0.44m
7:29PM0.44m
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7:00
6:58
6:58
6:56
6:56
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
5:34
5:35
5:36
5:36
 mm
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9
Temp °C
20
21
19
21
22
21
24
27
23
19
19
18
16
16
16
18
20
19
17
16
12
Feels °C
18
18
15
17
18
20
21
24
19
17
16
17
16
11
15
15
19
20
11
6
5
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Information about the Hamburg (Port Alfred) Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Hamburg (Port Alfred) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Hamburg (Port Alfred) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Hamburg (Port Alfred) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Hamburg (Port Alfred)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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