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Hamburg (Port Alfred) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
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Hamburg (Port Alfred) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hamburg (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
20.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hamburg (Port Alfred) today?
The current surf forecast for Hamburg (Port Alfred) at 2AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hamburg (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | |
957 | 734 | 638 | 547 | 472 | 383 | 300 | 342 | 188 | 191 | 188 | 259 | 255 | 335 | 330 | 232 | 224 | 174 | 441 | 418 | 469 | 406 | 394 | 304 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:24PM1.54m | 3:39AM1.73m | 4:06PM1.56m | 4:22AM1.69m | 4:49PM1.54m | 5:05AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23PM0.06m | 9:57AM-0.01m | 10:07PM0.06m | 10:38AM0.02m | 10:52PM0.12m | 11:21AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | |
5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | S 11 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 7 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 9 |
957 | 734 | 638 | 547 | 472 | 383 | 300 | 342 | 60 | 191 | 66 | 259 | 255 | 335 | 330 | 232 | 224 | 62 | 441 | 418 | 469 | 406 | 394 | 304 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | ENE 6 | E 6 | S 11 | ENE 6 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | SW 12 |
119 | 147 | 121 | 92 | 196 | 169 | 55 | 56 | 188 | 64 | 188 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 79 | 63 | 63 | 174 | 63 | 49 | 48 | 34 | 93 | 220 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | E 10 | SE 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 7 | E 6 | SSE 14 |
162 | 118 | 114 | 109 | 8 | 13 | 144 | 116 | 171 | 181 | 184 | 99 | 101 | 116 | 82 | 108 | 140 | 138 | 130 | 86 | 82 | 30 | 30 | 104 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 21 | 56 | 83 | 93 | 63 | 69 | 111 | 80 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 426 | 88 | 75 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 27 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 106 |
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