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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
19.5° C
(Which is 2.6°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 12AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 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 (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hamburg (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed night, light winds from the N by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | |
444 | 487 | 81 | 72 | 120 | 180 | 170 | 156 | 149 | 154 | 113 | 100 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 69 | 178 | 160 | 313 | 440 | 481 | 403 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:25PM1.40m | 6:41AM1.33m | 7:23PM1.31m | 7:40AM1.19m | 8:35PM1.24m | 8:56AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.33m | 12:57PM0.30m | 1:35AM0.46m | 1:57PM0.40m | 2:56AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | |
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 |
16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 6 | SW 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | SSW 14 |
81 | 54 | 48 | 72 | 120 | 180 | 170 | 156 | 149 | 154 | 274 | 217 | 195 | 155 | 134 | 115 | 94 | 96 | 68 | 160 | 62 | 47 | 85 | 140 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | E 13 | S 11 | S 10 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 11 |
25 | 53 | 81 | 47 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 41 | 53 | 85 | 113 | 100 | 85 | 116 | 82 | 78 | 100 | 98 | 77 | 79 | 90 | 166 | 146 | 84 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | S 14 | S 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 11 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 16 | E 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
25 | 17 | 37 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 41 | 11 | 36 | 31 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 84 | 109 | 103 | 74 | 69 | 97 | 95 | 171 | 87 | 19 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 7 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
444 | 487 | 557 | 587 | 542 | 482 | 393 | 382 | 335 | 342 | 326 | — | — | 7 | 26 | 32 | 51 | 39 | 178 | — | 313 | 440 | 481 | 403 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 291 | 258 | 178 | 178 | 73 | 75 | 45 | 66 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 49 | 0 | 49 | 186 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 184 |
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