Hamburg (Port Alfred) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.29° S 27.48° E

Hamburg (Port Alfred) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 1 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hamburg (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
17.2° C
2.8° 

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 7 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period, SSW swell with cross-shore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period, SSW swell with 4,970 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 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 (Jul 07) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m 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 15s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 8AM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Tue 7th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 12s
Best Surf 8AM (Thu 9th Jul)11ft (3.5m) 13s
Most Powerful 8AM (Fri 10th Jul)11ft (3.5m) 15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
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Swell
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Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
10
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
527
609
828
1326
2185
2672
2378
4507
4570
3540
2490
1901
1670
1053
623
477
319
222
215
153
108
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
5
NW
10
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
20
E
25
ESE
15
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
15
NNE
15
SW
5
WNW
5
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Wind State
cross-on
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cross
cross
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cross
cross
cross-on
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cross-on
cross-on
cross
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cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
8:40PM1.34m
9:03AM1.11m
9:47PM1.30m
10:28AM1.07m
11:11PM1.29m
12:02PM1.10m
00:33AM1.34m
1:20PM1.20m
1:42AM1.42m
2:21PM1.33m
2:39AM1.51m
3:12PM1.45m
3:28AM1.57m
Low Tide
2:08PM0.36m
3:05AM0.46m
3:08PM0.43m
4:23AM0.48m
4:27PM0.48m
5:50AM0.45m
5:57PM0.47m
7:07AM0.36m
7:17PM0.39m
8:09AM0.26m
8:22PM0.28m
9:00AM0.15m
9:16PM0.18m
9:45AM0.06m
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7:13
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 mm
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Temp °C
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16
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Feels °C
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11
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16
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17
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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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