Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 1AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 2.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3522 | 2507 | 1894 | 1497 | 1173 | 898 | 883 | 964 | 846 | 750 | 1138 | 1121 | 469 | 417 | 371 | 348 | 273 | 295 | 358 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:08PM1.71m | 3:15AM1.70m | 3:35PM1.82m | 3:44AM1.78m | 4:03PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.44m | 9:22AM0.32m | 9:41PM0.35m | 9:49AM0.24m | 10:08PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 |
3522 | 2507 | 1894 | 1497 | 1173 | 898 | 477 | 428 | 846 | 750 | 588 | 563 | 464 | 417 | 371 | 320 | 273 | 284 | 358 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 |
— | — | — | — | 190 | 321 | 883 | 964 | — | — | 646 | 553 | 469 | 393 | 367 | 348 | 242 | 295 | 249 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 132 | — | — | — | 54 | 53 | 73 | 73 | 112 | 73 | 215 | 165 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | — | — | — |
60 | 142 | 322 | 469 | 639 | 588 | 603 | — | 482 | 621 | 1138 | 1121 | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 603 | 265 | 265 | 207 | 207 | 37 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 10 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South) | |||||||||||||||||||
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