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Humewood surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Humewood today?
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 12AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 |
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 kJ (?) | 415 | 365 | 168 | 209 | 214 | 176 | 176 | 413 | 767 | 1010 | 1088 | 693 | 555 | 450 | 300 | 204 | 165 | 172 | 221 | 300 | 650 | 1007 | 1327 | 2651 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:42PM 1.46 | 8:30AM 1.57 | 8:49PM 1.36 | 9:42AM 1.53 | 10:10PM 1.31 | 10:54AM 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:41AM 0.68 | 2:46PM 0.83 | 2:45AM 0.77 | 4:18PM 0.86 | 4:06AM 0.82 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
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