Humewood Surf Forecast

/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (33.98° S 25.66° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Humewood surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 18.4° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Humewood today?

The current surf forecast for Humewood at 12PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Afternoon (19 May)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (19 May)	7ft (2.2m)	7s

Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu night).
	Tuesday 19							Wednesday 20								Thursday 21								Fri 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	277	219	272	291	257	528	238	255	258	431	412	489	557	595	699	588	446	392	358	329	371	371	294	263
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		5:02AM1.89m				5:35PM1.78m				5:49AM1.77m				6:25PM1.70m				6:41AM1.62m				7:24PM1.61m
Low Tide				11:15AM0.28m				11:33PM0.44m				12:00PM0.38m				00:25AM0.56m				12:49PM0.50m				1:27AM0.68m


	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07
	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	5:20
mm	1	2	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	19	19	19	18	19	19	18	19	19	19	19	20	19	19	19	18	17	17	19	23	23	22	24	22
Feels °C	16	15	14	13	14	14	12	14	14	17	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	16	22	21	21	23	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 7	S 13	S 13	SSW 13	E 8	E 8
kJ	277	167	272	291	257	133	238	186	191	99	82	81	56	53	48	70	116	111	358	92	89	66	294	263
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	S 16	SSW 15	SSE 11	S 8	S 9	S 14	S 8	S 8	S 13	S 13	S 10
kJ	39	219	133	131	129	60	142	140	136	43	42	42	22	43	73	23	13	13	97	12	12	31	52	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SW 14	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 17	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 8	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	44	70	76	104	101	47	43	87	61	17	8	22	17	23	22	15	23	23	12	10	9	5	40	39
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	NW 2
kJ	137	114	176	239	255	528	226	255	258	431	412	489	557	595	699	588	446	392	—	329	371	371	—	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	37	247	247	629	265	265	265	265	265	265	265	265	265	239	239	207	37	37	37	7	10	6	6	6
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Van Stadens Mouth																Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	J-Bay	J-Bay	J-Bay	Sea Vista
Rating (10 max)	4																3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3
Header Global	Avalon-North Australia	Black Rock Australia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Afife Portugal	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Crazy Left Portugal	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Anglet - Corsaires France	Arrifana Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Anglet - Corsaires France	Lambe Lambe Brazil	Cathedral Rock Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Bali Village Indonesia	Pauba Brazil	Bondo Kodi Indonesia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4

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