Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hamburg (Port Alfred) today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hamburg (Port Alfred) at 11AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hamburg (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 961 | 889 | 698 | 488 | 936 | 1114 | 1114 | 1013 | 515 | 2073 | 1698 | 1293 | 1821 | 396 | 980 | 760 | 628 | 445 | 350 | 263 | 297 | 229 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:30AM0.99m | 7:47PM0.96m | 10:28AM0.95m | 11:06PM0.94m | 12:14PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM0.71m | 2:54AM0.68m | 4:47PM0.75m | 5:28AM0.63m | 6:28PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 961 | 889 | 698 | 488 | 936 | 1114 | 1114 | 1013 | 515 | 80 | 57 | 66 | 242 | 396 | 117 | 760 | 628 | 445 | 350 | 263 | 297 | 229 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 6 | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 11 | SW 13 | — | E 10 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 88 | 79 | 217 | 290 | 49 | 115 | 29 | 69 | 62 | 12 | 183 | — | 47 | 154 | 28 | 111 | 108 | 108 | 77 | 82 | 67 | 45 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 57 | 43 | 72 | 163 | 65 | 95 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 45 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 32 | 14 | — | 24 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 378 | 2073 | 1698 | 1293 | 1821 | 392 | 980 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 71 | 81 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 35 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 77 | 249 | 425 | 389 | 389 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 202 | 266 | 184 | 27 |
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