Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hamburg (Port Alfred) today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hamburg (Port Alfred) at 9PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hamburg (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 485 | 529 | 465 | 759 | 763 | 557 | 535 | 456 | 328 | 400 | 424 | 638 | 1507 | 1291 | 985 | 1048 | 1019 | 657 | 635 | 678 | 614 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 6:40PM1.56m | 6:47AM1.35m | 7:18PM1.46m | 7:25AM1.23m | 7:58PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.10m | 00:51AM0.27m | 12:53PM0.20m | 1:30AM0.37m | 1:28PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 485 | 529 | 465 | 100 | 396 | 557 | 535 | 456 | 328 | 400 | 424 | 638 | 614 | 570 | 580 | 727 | 520 | 538 | 635 | 678 | 614 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 10 | SW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SW 9 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | ENE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 231 | 141 | 98 | 79 | 396 | 240 | 188 | 231 | 288 | 255 | 120 | 50 | 52 | 30 | 37 | 580 | 657 | 657 | 515 | 418 | 350 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 14 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 98 | 98 | 10 | 22 | 74 | 82 | 82 | 122 | 130 | 175 | 147 | 31 | 33 | 37 | 30 | 36 | 98 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 356 | 279 | 759 | 763 | — | — | — | — | — | 238 | 374 | 1507 | 1291 | 985 | 1048 | 1019 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 49 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 77 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 49 | 49 | 53 | 49 | 185 | 0 | 0 |
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