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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 Monday 18 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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Humewood today?
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 7AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
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 Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
206 | 146 | 166 | 157 | 183 | 180 | 397 | 405 | 437 | 277 | 310 | 464 | 490 | 512 | 496 | 496 | 464 | 469 | 519 | 532 | 649 | 734 | 789 | 726 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:18AM1.98m | 4:48PM1.84m | 5:02AM1.89m | 5:35PM1.78m | 5:49AM1.77m | 6:25PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.21m | 10:47PM0.35m | 11:15AM0.28m | 11:33PM0.44m | 12:00PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 206 | 146 | 166 | 157 | 132 | 180 | 397 | 405 | 437 | 277 | 269 | 193 | 131 | 99 | 133 | 142 | 138 | 136 | 519 | 82 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 18 | 93 | 155 | 147 | 183 | 104 | 134 | 91 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 76 | 104 | 101 | 49 | 43 | 84 | 60 | 85 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 43 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | S 16 | E 7 | E 7 | S 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 69 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 134 | 23 | 15 | 61 | 44 | 37 | — | — | — | 47 | 47 | — | 34 | 60 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 15 | 18 | 116 | 136 | 310 | 464 | 490 | 512 | 496 | 496 | 464 | 469 | — | 532 | 649 | 734 | 789 | 726 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 186 | 250 | 290 | 265 | 265 | 212 | 186 | 212 | 37 | 220 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 239 |
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