Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 1AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
242 | 203 | 214 | 160 | 189 | 207 | 313 | 334 | 261 | 180 | 188 | 330 | 164 | 278 | 147 | 167 | 161 | 123 | 169 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:30PM1.94m | 4:42AM1.85m | 4:59PM1.95m | 5:12AM1.82m | 5:31PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.24m | 10:44AM0.19m | 11:06PM0.24m | 11:13AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
242 | 203 | 214 | 160 | 160 | 157 | 114 | 334 | 261 | 180 | 188 | 330 | 164 | 278 | 147 | 167 | 161 | 123 | 169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
128 | 126 | 93 | 59 | 38 | 100 | 89 | 72 | 46 | 96 | 96 | 47 | 72 | 75 | 100 | 98 | 69 | 69 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 |
18 | 24 | 26 | 49 | 54 | 37 | 35 | 87 | 54 | 45 | 45 | 70 | 72 | 36 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 13 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 |
51 | 49 | 98 | 144 | 189 | 207 | 313 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 207 | 0 | 210 | 207 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 10 | 10 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South) | |||||||||||||||||||
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