Hamburg (Port Alfred) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.29° S 27.48° E

Hamburg (Port Alfred) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 1 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hamburg (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
17.9° C
2.1° 

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 13 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 16 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 18 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period, SSW swell with 2,313 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 13 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s 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 Monday (Jul 13) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s 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 2.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 8s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Mon 13th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 10s
Best Surf11AM (Thu 16th Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 14s
Most Powerful 2AM (Sat 18th Jul)8ft (2.5m) 13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
3
4
2
3
0
0
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
6
1.8
SW
11
1.3
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.8
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
231
97
67
48
64
26
80
738
676
1236
757
543
730
2313
2028
1591
988
629
467
292
725
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
10
N
5
W
5
S
10
W
10
W
20
SW
15
WNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
10
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
S
15
ESE
30
ENE
35
NE
5
NNW
15
SW
20
W
10
SW
Wind State
cross
off
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
3:12PM1.45m
3:28AM1.57m
3:58PM1.56m
4:12AM1.60m
4:41PM1.63m
4:54AM1.59m
5:22PM1.66m
5:33AM1.54m
6:02PM1.63m
6:10AM1.46m
6:40PM1.56m
6:47AM1.35m
7:18PM1.46m
7:25AM1.23m
Low Tide
9:16PM0.18m
9:45AM0.06m
10:04PM0.12m
10:26AM0.01m
10:49PM0.10m
11:05AM-0.00m
11:31PM0.12m
11:42AM0.03m
00:11AM0.18m
12:17PM0.10m
00:51AM0.27m
12:53PM0.20m
1:30AM0.37m
1:28PM0.32m
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7:11
7:11
7:11
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
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5:19
5:19
5:20
5:20
5:21
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5:22
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Temp °C
18
18
19
21
17
17
19
16
17
19
19
18
20
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17
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16
20
24
18
18
Feels °C
14
16
17
19
16
15
16
14
17
17
17
13
14
13
14
11
10
19
20
16
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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