Hamburg (Port Alfred) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.29° S 27.48° E

Hamburg (Port Alfred) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 1 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hamburg (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
16.5° C
3.2° 

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 8 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 9 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 11 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period, SSW swell with 2,752 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s 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 Saturday (Aug 08) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 15s period. 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 14s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 8AM. 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 8s period and expected on Friday (Aug 14) at 5PM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Sat 8th Aug)6.5ft (2.0m) 15s
Best Surf 5PM (Sun 9th Aug)10ft (3.0m) 13s
Most Powerful 8AM (Tue 11th Aug)8ft (2.5m) 14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue morning, strong winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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Night
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Night
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Night
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Night
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Night
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
3
0
!
0
0
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
3
SW
13
3
SSW
13
2.4
S
7
2.1
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
2.3
ESE
8
0.8
SSW
21
1
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1
SSW
20
1.2
SSW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1447
975
2075
2681
2726
553
1174
766
887
2440
1116
491
686
562
681
890
723
798
362
242
167
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
30
SW
15
W
35
WSW
35
W
30
S
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:56AM1.03m
00:35AM1.22m
1:27PM1.17m
1:47AM1.34m
2:23PM1.35m
2:39AM1.47m
3:08PM1.51m
3:21AM1.56m
3:47PM1.64m
3:59AM1.61m
4:24PM1.72m
4:35AM1.62m
4:58PM1.75m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.56m
7:11AM0.44m
7:29PM0.44m
8:10AM0.29m
8:29PM0.29m
8:55AM0.15m
9:15PM0.16m
9:33AM0.03m
9:56PM0.07m
10:08AM-0.03m
10:33PM0.04m
10:41AM-0.05m
11:07PM0.05m
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6:54
6:54
6:52
6:52
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
2
3
17
1
2
4
3
2
2
Temp °C
22
19
16
15
14
15
16
14
14
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
19
16
21
22
21
Feels °C
19
13
13
11
8
8
11
10
11
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
10
9
16
18
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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