Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 12AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 137 | 116 | 110 | 309 | 372 | 469 | 564 | 517 | 240 | 444 | 330 | 288 | 257 | 515 | 607 | 768 | 863 | 987 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.87m | 6:12AM1.67m | 6:36PM1.75m | 6:44AM1.55m | 7:09PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM0.38m | 12:09PM0.35m | 00:38AM0.49m | 12:39PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 89 | 113 | 116 | 97 | 309 | 372 | 469 | 564 | 517 | 240 | 444 | 330 | 288 | 257 | 515 | 607 | 768 | 863 | 987 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SW 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 184 | 137 | 108 | 110 | 53 | 60 | 101 | 185 | 185 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 100 | 55 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | SSW 14 | — | S 16 | SW 8 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 86 | 80 | 84 | 44 | 88 | 65 | — | — | 213 | — | 127 | 59 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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