Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 11AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 347 | 233 | 332 | 680 | 915 | 1018 | 1243 | 1326 | 1188 | 1206 | 1026 | 1026 | 995 | 996 | 2335 | 543 | 473 | 1515 | 2561 | 2675 | 2348 | 1752 | 1430 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:44AM1.55m | 7:09PM1.62m | 7:17AM1.41m | 7:47PM1.47m | 8:00AM1.28m | 8:40PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.47m | 1:11AM0.62m | 1:11PM0.61m | 1:49AM0.75m | 1:50PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 347 | 75 | 332 | 680 | 915 | 1018 | 1243 | 1326 | 1188 | 1206 | 1026 | 1026 | 995 | 996 | 1016 | 543 | 473 | 1515 | 2561 | 2675 | 2348 | 1752 | 1430 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 60 | 233 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 37 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 100 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1177 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 2335 | 183 | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 207 | 66 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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