Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hamburg (Port Alfred) today (03 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hamburg (Port Alfred) at 12AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hamburg (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 30 | 43 | 141 | 298 | 268 | 228 | 375 | 1145 | 545 | 356 | 289 | 199 | 156 | 98 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:03PM1.25m | 7:41AM1.10m | 8:23PM1.08m | 10:00AM1.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.47m | 1:51PM0.58m | 3:05AM0.60m | 4:31PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 388 | 293 | 211 | 197 | 159 | 151 | 151 | 159 | 133 | 133 | 151 | 650 | 545 | 356 | 289 | 199 | 156 | 98 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ENE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 47 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 141 | 298 | 268 | 228 | 165 | 206 | 167 | 130 | 121 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SE 8 | S 8 | — | SW 11 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 30 | 43 | 21 | 3 | 1 | — | 254 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 54 | 44 | 375 | 1145 | 235 | 383 | 442 | 631 | 331 | 435 | 458 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 186 | 106 | 77 | 54 | 88 | 178 | 403 | 442 | 426 | 442 | 291 | 88 |
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