Surf Forecasts:
Hamburg (Port Alfred) surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 28 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period, SSW swell with 3,639 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 26 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW 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 Sunday (Jul 26) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hamburg (Port Alfred) in the next 16 days are 2.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 7s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 01) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hamburg (Port Alfred) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | S 9 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1135 | 718 | 921 | 538 | 706 | 3400 | 2212 | 1648 | 1332 | 929 | 845 | 669 | 669 | 634 | 680 | 509 | 405 | 175 | 119 | 44 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.17m | 2:36AM1.29m | 3:05PM1.28m | 3:10AM1.38m | 3:36PM1.38m | 3:41AM1.45m | 4:06PM1.47m | 4:10AM1.50m | 4:34PM1.54m | 4:38AM1.53m | 5:02PM1.58m | 5:06AM1.52m | 5:31PM1.60m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM0.44m | 8:27PM0.48m | 8:54AM0.34m | 9:03PM0.38m | 9:24AM0.24m | 9:36PM0.30m | 9:53AM0.16m | 10:06PM0.24m | 10:20AM0.09m | 10:36PM0.19m | 10:47AM0.06m | 11:06PM0.17m | 11:14AM0.05m | 11:36PM0.17m | |||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 26 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 9 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1135 | 718 | 921 | 538 | 414 | 3400 | 2212 | 1648 | 1332 | 929 | 345 | 422 | 380 | 352 | 321 | 509 | 405 | 119 | 119 | 42 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | E 9 | SE 7 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | 64 | 427 | 154 | 85 | 706 | 38 | 14 | 340 | 14 | 9 | 845 | 669 | 669 | 634 | 680 | 227 | 188 | 175 | 110 | 44 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | — | NE 7 | S 12 | — | — | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | E 11 | SSE 7 | SW 16 | S 18 |
| kJ | 30 | 36 | 18 | 208 | 52 | — | 9 | 3 | — | — | 17 | 16 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | 39 | 30 | 10 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSE 7 | — | SE 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 42 | — | 191 | 155 | — | 518 | — | 320 | 362 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 59 | 188 | 777 | 1486 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 195 | 0 | 241 | 249 | 0 | 442 | 106 | 236 | 243 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 88 | 408 | 385 | 291 |
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