Humewood 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.98° S 25.66° E

Issued: 1 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Humewood sea temperature is

18.5°C

Humewood surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Humewood today (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Humewood at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Thu afternoon).
	Wed 28					Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	E 8	E 8	SW 12	E 8	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	109	107	107	75	152	145	333	390	582	512	498	522	501	501	390	362	299	295	227	223	255
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SW	S	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			4:45PM1.98m					5:11AM1.81m				5:25PM1.85m				5:56AM1.70m				6:11PM1.69m
Low Tide	10:29AM0.29m				10:57PM0.25m					11:08AM0.39m				11:37PM0.36m				11:51AM0.52m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	19	18	18	17	17	18	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	19	20	20	20	19
Feels °C	16	17	18	19	19	17	17	17	18	16	15	15	17	18	18	19	19	19	18	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SW 12	SSW 12	E 8
kJ	109	107	107	75	152	129	200	225	275	512	498	522	501	501	324	169	173	177	227	190	193
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SE 11	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 9	SW 9	SE 10	—	ESE 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 9	ESE 9	SSW 12
kJ	39	32	23	23	23	58	333	390	582	28	19	131	—	196	390	362	299	295	86	73	255
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SE 10	SW 10	SSW 19	E 7	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 11	—	—	—	—	S 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	S 6	SW 16	ESE 9
kJ	35	33	60	47	26	145	15	38	32	200	—	—	—	—	3	120	120	92	3	42	55
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 2	—	—	—	—	E 7	E 7	—	ESE 10	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—
kJ	—	1	—	—	—	—	34	24	—	461	291	243	346	345	223	287	292	262	208	223	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	2	1	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	6	265	265	265	37	37	10	7	2	66	67	327	37	37
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Super Tubes	Kromme Rivermouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth				Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	J-Bay	Seal Point	Seal Point	Kromme Rivermouth	Hullets Reef		Van Stadens Mouth	Seal Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4				4	4	4	4	4	4	3		4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	8	6

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