Hamburg (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hamburg (Port Alfred) today (09 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hamburg (Port Alfred) at 8PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jun)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Afternoon (09 Jun)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (09 Jun)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s

Table - waves today at Hamburg (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 9					Wednesday 10								Thursday 11								Fri 12
	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	0	2	3	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	480	519	379	367	367	367	324	361	421	597	730	706	625	542	524	453	403	396	640	396	589	488	422	568
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSE	SE	E	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	N	N	NW	NNW	WNW	SW	W	W	WNW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	10:06AM1.08m				10:51PM1.30m					11:27AM1.11m				11:57PM1.37m				12:35PM1.19m				00:57AM1.46m
Low Tide			4:10PM0.46m					5:22AM0.45m				5:22PM0.43m				6:28AM0.36m				6:29PM0.37m				7:24AM0.25m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—
	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	5:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	19	18	18	18	17	16	19	21	20	19	19	19	19	19	23	28	19	18	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	18	19	19	18	17	17	16	14	17	20	19	18	18	17	16	16	20	25	15	17	17	17	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	ENE 8	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	480	519	379	367	367	367	324	361	421	597	730	706	625	542	524	453	403	396	144	396	589	488	422	568
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	192	192	192	153	151	142	109	106	104	80	81	81	58	93	79	197	171	171	176	112	90	92	92	94
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	74	90	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	—	—	—	SW 11	SW 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	6	9	12	25	66	97	154	183	—	—	—	640	96	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	3	2	2	3
Distance (km)	0	53	184	45	0	0	0	0	0	35	195	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	6	5	5	5	4	5	6	7	8	9	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	7

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