Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hamburg (Port Alfred) today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hamburg (Port Alfred) at 5AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hamburg (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 1208 | 1086 | 990 | 276 | 290 | 286 | 277 | 256 | 212 | 244 | 172 | 169 | 167 | 158 | 300 | 121 | 119 | 116 | 123 | 191 | 214 | 735 | 957 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:07AM1.44m | 6:32PM1.55m | 6:41AM1.36m | 7:08PM1.47m | 7:21AM1.25m | 7:53PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.20m | 12:13PM0.13m | 00:43AM0.25m | 12:46PM0.21m | 1:24AM0.33m | 1:26PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1314 | 1208 | 1086 | 990 | 862 | 831 | 785 | 745 | 656 | 584 | 520 | 500 | 510 | 167 | 158 | 300 | 332 | 482 | 424 | 362 | 312 | 305 | 735 | 957 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | S 19 | SW 11 | ENE 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | E 10 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 108 | 93 | 309 | 264 | 276 | 290 | 286 | 277 | 256 | 212 | 244 | 172 | 169 | — | 7 | 123 | 127 | 119 | 116 | 114 | 191 | 214 | 219 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 99 | 142 | 7 | 69 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 121 | 51 | 94 | 123 | 92 | 90 | 68 | 148 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | W 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 26 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 44 | 70 | 66 | 63 | 701 | 630 | — | 580 | 648 | 180 | 244 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 52 | 28 | 88 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 178 | 75 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
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