Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hamburg (Port Alfred) today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hamburg (Port Alfred) at 11PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hamburg (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5046 | 3246 | 2513 | 2178 | 1987 | 1748 | 1447 | 1295 | 1204 | 1329 | 1427 | 1427 | 1230 | 1154 | 1135 | 795 | 718 | 497 | 449 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:57AM1.11m | 1:45PM1.06m | 1:54AM1.19m | 2:30PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM0.65m | 7:31AM0.54m | 7:40PM0.57m | 8:19AM0.44m | 8:27PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 5046 | 3246 | 2513 | 2178 | 1987 | 1748 | 1447 | 1295 | 1204 | 1329 | 1427 | 1427 | 1230 | 1154 | 1135 | 795 | 718 | 497 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 46 | 243 | 261 | 261 | 216 | 290 | 251 | 268 | 241 | 177 | 150 | 141 | 77 | 101 | 88 | 350 | 427 | 419 | 449 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | — | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 44 | — | 84 | 58 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 36 | 19 | 309 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 13 | 52 | 108 | 222 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 53 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 195 | 45 | 0 |
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