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Humewood Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Humewood surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 21 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Humewood surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Humewood sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is 3.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Humewood today?
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 3PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
488 | 441 | 355 | 458 | 227 | 191 | 159 | 131 | 124 | 106 | 88 | 72 | 101 | 199 | 173 | 131 | 140 | 191 | 186 | 236 | 175 | 156 | 151 | 215 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:41AM1.62m | 7:24PM1.61m | 7:42AM1.47m | 8:33PM1.53m | 8:58AM1.36m | 9:52PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM0.50m | 1:27AM0.68m | 1:48PM0.62m | 2:50AM0.77m | 3:05PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  | |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
14 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | E 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 116 | 441 | 355 | 308 | 227 | 191 | 159 | 131 | 124 | 106 | 88 | 72 | 55 | 41 | 28 | 131 | 98 | 191 | 186 | 66 | 60 | 52 | 151 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | E 12 | SSW 16 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 29 | 111 | 97 | 92 | 89 | 96 | 52 | 52 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 132 | 70 | 140 | 89 | 60 | 236 | 175 | 156 | 37 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 40 | 58 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 53 | 49 | 90 | 33 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 488 | — | — | 458 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 101 | 199 | 173 | 114 | 68 | 75 | 43 | 52 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 211 | 106 | 66 | 66 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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