Hamburg (Port Alfred) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.29° S 27.48° E

Hamburg (Port Alfred) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 1 am 14 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 14 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 19 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Monday 20 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, SW swell with 2,930 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 14 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 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 Tuesday (Jul 14) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 10s 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 3.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 18) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Tue 14th Jul)2ft (0.6m) 10s
Best Surf 8PM (Sun 19th Jul)10ft (3.0m) 7s
Most Powerful 5AM (Mon 20th Jul)11ft (3.5m) 11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
4
4
4
3
1
2
4
1
1
4
1
0
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!
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4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
6
2.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
15
1.8
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
12
2.1
SSW
11
2.4
S
12
2.2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
3.5
SW
10
3
SW
11
3
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
48
64
26
80
1090
623
1116
669
543
1711
1045
1616
1462
997
634
386
2351
2330
1824
1238
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
5
S
10
W
15
W
20
SW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
E
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
5
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
10
W
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
5
E
25
ENE
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
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
7:58PM1.34m
Low Tide
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
2:13AM0.47m
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clear
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7:11
7:11
7:11
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:22
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Temp °C
19
19
17
17
19
16
18
20
18
18
19
17
18
20
19
19
20
16
17
18
18
Feels °C
18
17
16
15
15
14
17
19
17
15
16
18
14
16
16
15
17
15
17
16
15
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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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