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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 1 am Thursday 28 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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Humewood today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 8AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | |
1508 | 1371 | 1230 | 1375 | 1772 | 2054 | 2396 | 2523 | 2523 | 2179 | 1432 | 1475 | 1257 | 1393 | 1240 | 1047 | 1111 | 1016 | 733 | 586 | 499 | 491 | 408 | 383 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:41AM1.70m | 2:07PM1.53m | 2:17AM1.74m | 2:42PM1.59m | 2:50AM1.76m | 3:16PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.51m | 8:02PM0.55m | 8:38AM0.46m | 8:36PM0.52m | 9:07AM0.42m | 9:09PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 1508 | 1371 | 1230 | 1375 | 1772 | 2054 | 2396 | 2523 | 2523 | 2179 | 1432 | 1475 | 1257 | 1393 | 1240 | 1047 | 1111 | 1016 | 733 | 586 | 499 | 491 | 408 | 383 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 245 | 168 | 52 | — | — | — | 27 | 42 | 71 | 57 | 45 | 14 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 5 | — | ENE 3 | ESE 7 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 355 | — | — | — | 39 | 26 | — | 6 | 53 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 64 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 67 | 10 | 10 | 247 | 207 | 141 | 37 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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