Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hamburg (Port Alfred) today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hamburg (Port Alfred) at 8PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hamburg (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 950 | 1114 | 1099 | 1083 | 1111 | 1214 | 1837 | 2012 | 689 | 860 | 1113 | 1086 | 1004 | 1012 | 923 | 1151 | 589 | 435 | 587 | 449 | 461 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.73m | 3:47AM1.61m | 4:01PM1.78m | 4:16AM1.62m | 4:31PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19AM0.02m | 9:43PM-0.00m | 9:47AM-0.03m | 10:13PM-0.04m | 10:17AM-0.03m | 10:44PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 950 | 1114 | 1099 | 1083 | 1111 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 941 | 268 | 192 | 217 | 449 | 461 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SW 15 | E 8 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 14 | 40 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 84 | 29 | 204 | 204 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSW 10 | E 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 29 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 38 | — | — | 1214 | 1837 | 2012 | 689 | 860 | 1113 | 1086 | 1004 | 1012 | 923 | 1151 | 589 | 435 | 587 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 178 | 0 | 27 | 106 | 227 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 249 | 77 | 53 | 49 | 61 | 184 | 186 | 106 | 49 | 49 |
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