Humewood surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 23 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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Humewood today?

The current surf forecast for Humewood at 6PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SW
12
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
236
175
156
151
149
257
120
297
236
183
183
138
84
138
353
522
621
732
1429
1254
1114
779
536
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
NE
10
W
20
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:58AM1.36m
9:52PM1.51m
10:25AM1.32m
11:08PM1.53m
11:42AM1.34m
00:11AM1.59m
Low Tide
3:05PM0.71m
4:32AM0.78m
4:33PM0.74m
5:54AM0.72m
5:48PM0.71m
6:51AM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:17
5:17
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
20
21
21
20
19
18
17
15
16
16
18
17
16
15
15
16
18
18
19
19
19
17
16
17
19
20
21
19
16
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
6
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SW
12
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SW
13
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
38
236
175
156
151
149
257
114
297
236
183
183
138
64
138
353
522
621
732
1429
1254
1114
779
536
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
E
11
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
E
11
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
7
Energy kJ
186
58
34
21
18
36
56
120
77
70
68
66
66
84
59
56
54
54
413
29
44
50
39
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.3
SSE
13
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
87
34
58
57
57
57
36
55
35
33
32
31
85
66
84
3
17
17
54
36
36
35
22
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
E
4
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
5
1
E
6
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
Energy kJ
72
36
3
4
1
2
5
6
10
18
66
13
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
6
6
141
220
10
6
2
6
6
6
10
10
1
0
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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