Hamburg (Port Alfred) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.29° S 27.48° E

Hamburg (Port Alfred) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 1 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hamburg (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
17.7° C
2.3° 

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 12 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 17 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 17 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period, SSW swell with 3,748 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 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 12) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 1.7m and 6s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Hamburg (Port Alfred) in the next 16 days are 3.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Sun 12th Jul)5.5ft (1.7m) 12s
Best Surf11AM (Fri 17th Jul)10ft (3.0m) 13s
Most Powerful 2PM (Fri 17th Jul)11ft (3.5m) 13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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Rating
(10 max)
3
0
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
4
4
2
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0
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
1
S
10
1.5
ESE
8
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.3
SW
13
0.9
SW
6
0.5
SW
18
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
11
2.4
S
14
2.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
701
553
431
292
225
302
88
65
63
26
46
171
1343
1083
711
3136
3543
1968
1184
2342
1487
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
35
E
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
W
5
NE
10
NE
15
W
25
W
20
SSE
15
ESE
35
ENE
45
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:21PM1.33m
2:39AM1.51m
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
Low Tide
8:09AM0.26m
8:22PM0.28m
9:00AM0.15m
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
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7:11
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7:11
7:11
7:11
7:09
7:09
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5:17
5:19
5:19
5:20
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
2
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Temp °C
16
17
17
16
17
17
18
21
18
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19
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18
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16
Feels °C
15
15
15
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17
18
17
20
18
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17
15
16
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19
14
14
12
10
9
8
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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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