Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 3AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 614 | 579 | 521 | 494 | 423 | 431 | 1193 | 1682 | 1819 | 1369 | 948 | 297 | 548 | 776 | 635 | 613 | 612 | 589 | 587 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:26PM1.24m | 12:01PM1.17m | 00:29AM1.27m | 1:26PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01PM0.91m | 5:32AM0.90m | 6:18PM0.93m | 7:15AM0.79m | 7:37PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 614 | 579 | 521 | 494 | 423 | 431 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 210 | 286 | 776 | 635 | 613 | 612 | 589 | 587 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 15 | E 8 | — | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 153 | 159 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 11 | 5 | 218 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 34 | 6 | 7 | 12 | — | 1193 | 1682 | 1819 | 1369 | 948 | 297 | 548 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 580 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 290 | 327 | 207 | 66 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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