Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hamburg (Port Alfred) today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hamburg (Port Alfred) at 10PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hamburg (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 791 | 822 | 709 | 727 | 691 | 654 | 640 | 527 | 509 | 380 | 288 | 257 | 243 | 501 | 382 | 316 | 282 | 232 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:37PM1.21m | 6:52AM1.07m | 7:07PM1.07m | 7:35AM0.93m | 8:21PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:51AM0.51m | 12:54PM0.58m | 1:34AM0.64m | 1:44PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 791 | 822 | 658 | 568 | 456 | 456 | 464 | 527 | 509 | 380 | 288 | 237 | 211 | 501 | 382 | 316 | 282 | 232 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | — | 196 | 242 | 257 | 243 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 64 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 306 | 670 | 709 | 727 | 691 | 654 | 640 | 734 | 798 | 769 | 755 | 771 | 745 | 784 | 781 | 709 | 650 | 539 | 476 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 442 | 442 | 429 | 429 | 442 | 442 | 509 | 836 | 442 | 418 | 418 | 385 | 385 | 195 | 45 | 45 | 249 | 0 | 0 |
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