Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hamburg (Port Alfred) today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hamburg (Port Alfred) at 11PM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 21s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Hamburg (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 525 | 603 | 643 | 666 | 768 | 798 | 771 | 1107 | 1247 | 1323 | 826 | 687 | 540 | 452 | 367 | 358 | 287 | 242 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 3:47PM1.64m | 3:59AM1.61m | 4:24PM1.72m | 4:35AM1.62m | 4:58PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56PM0.07m | 10:08AM-0.03m | 10:33PM0.04m | 10:41AM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 270 | 270 | 643 | 666 | 768 | 798 | 771 | 1107 | 1247 | 1323 | 826 | 687 | 540 | 452 | 367 | 358 | 287 | 242 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SE 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 525 | 603 | 78 | 96 | 90 | 57 | 649 | 441 | 251 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 367 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 23 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | E 11 | S 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 149 | 48 | 47 | 301 | 30 | 31 | 16 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 649 | 583 | 447 | 456 | 415 | 371 | 332 | 386 | 512 | 583 | 527 | 471 | 443 | 405 | 495 | 441 | 522 | 520 | 472 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 442 | 291 | 88 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 414 | 385 | 389 | 385 | 385 | 220 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 202 | 0 | 0 |
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