
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 2PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1154 | 463 | 463 | 463 | 455 | 440 | 488 | 455 | 431 | 582 | 612 | 784 | 1158 | 1443 | 1344 | 1172 | 936 | 781 | 587 | 543 | 598 | 485 | 710 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:32AM1.48m | 8:06PM1.60m | 8:17AM1.36m | 8:57PM1.49m | 9:16AM1.26m | 10:03PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM0.51m | 2:12AM0.68m | 2:09PM0.63m | 3:09AM0.77m | 3:03PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
542 | 376 | 287 | 463 | 455 | 440 | 488 | 455 | 431 | 375 | 341 | 784 | 1158 | 1443 | 1344 | 1172 | 936 | 781 | 587 | 543 | 598 | 485 | 710 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 10 | E 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
463 | 463 | 463 | 200 | 18 | 288 | 237 | 163 | 129 | 582 | 612 | 305 | 305 | 263 | 242 | 242 | 247 | 211 | 215 | 185 | 286 | 237 | 230 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 5 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 4 | E 9 | S 15 | E 6 |
81 | 18 | 119 | 125 | 6 | 45 | 76 | 207 | 260 | 9 | 8 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 107 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | W 4 | WSW 10 | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 |
1154 | 9 | 1203 | — | 400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 207 | 66 |
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