Humewood surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 SAST
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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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Humewood today?

The current surf forecast for Humewood at 1PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (26 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (26 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the E by Wed night).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SW
7
0.6
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
700
536
394
290
277
118
93
178
215
561
545
486
553
493
823
1508
1292
1305
1451
1772
2054
2237
2266
2295
Wind (km/h)
25
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:41PM1.40m
1:00AM1.65m
1:28PM1.47m
1:41AM1.70m
2:07PM1.53m
Low Tide
6:51AM0.64m
6:43PM0.65m
7:33AM0.57m
7:26PM0.60m
8:07AM0.51m
8:02PM0.55m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:16
5:16
Temp °C
19
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
15
12
11
12
13
15
15
14
15
15
16
17
17
19
18
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.9
SW
7
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
700
536
394
290
277
90
91
178
213
561
545
486
553
493
823
1508
1292
1305
1451
1772
2054
2237
2266
2295
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.8
SW
8
0.7
SSW
16
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
SE
11
0.2
E
8
0.8
SSW
18
1
SW
12
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
52
43
32
15
15
101
93
71
215
6
6
19
4
385
292
4
6
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
E
7
0.5
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
E
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
22
21
13
8
8
9
87
51
6
5
5
6
5
4
10
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
3
0.9
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
0.3
E
7
0.6
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
Energy kJ
7
24
83
140
169
118
243
160
10
7
25
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
1
66
207
210
66
1
1
0
1
1
6
10
10
7
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
9
9
9
5
6
7
6
7
7
9
6
9
6
9
9
9
8
7
9
7
7
6
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