Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hamburg (Port Alfred) today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hamburg (Port Alfred) at 1PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hamburg (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 403 | 384 | 494 | 505 | 541 | 496 | 487 | 469 | 451 | 1068 | 1963 | 2979 | 4128 | 7335 | 7740 | 6511 | 5007 | 3913 | 2839 | 2252 | 1832 | 1428 | 1018 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:30AM0.98m | 10:50PM1.07m | 12:17PM1.05m | 00:48AM1.17m | 1:30PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.64m | 5:45AM0.59m | 6:29PM0.58m | 7:14AM0.44m | 7:41PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 403 | 204 | 242 | 505 | 541 | 496 | 487 | 469 | 451 | 388 | 1963 | 2979 | 4128 | 7335 | 7740 | 6511 | 5007 | 3913 | 2839 | 2252 | 1832 | 1428 | 1018 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | E 10 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 207 | 181 | 494 | 52 | 91 | 80 | 75 | 69 | 257 | 1068 | 402 | 286 | 263 | 290 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 825 | 581 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | SW 26 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 82 | 181 | 48 | 65 | 36 | — | — | 109 | 14 | 31 | 32 | 87 | 286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | ESE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 384 | 32 | 204 | 196 | 186 | 176 | 146 | 138 | 131 | 272 | 80 | 296 | 325 | 93 | 117 | 152 | 200 | 309 | 522 | 811 | 937 | 1041 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 385 | 220 | 508 | 442 | 508 | 291 | 35 | 178 | 178 | 200 | 210 | 508 | 508 | 442 | 442 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 418 | 442 | 385 | 385 | 202 |
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