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Humewood Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Humewood surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 18 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Humewood today?
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 11AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the E by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
146 | 166 | 163 | 183 | 180 | 397 | 405 | 437 | 277 | 219 | 492 | 279 | 464 | 483 | 485 | 435 | 396 | 465 | 532 | 636 | 712 | 689 | 620 | 592 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 4:18AM1.98m | 4:48PM1.84m | 5:02AM1.89m | 5:35PM1.78m | 5:49AM1.77m | 6:25PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.21m | 10:47PM0.35m | 11:15AM0.28m | 11:33PM0.44m | 12:00PM0.38m | 00:25AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 7 | SSW 12 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 146 | 166 | 163 | 132 | 180 | 397 | 405 | 437 | 277 | 155 | 172 | 279 | 99 | 133 | 142 | 138 | 136 | 85 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSE 14 | SSW 12 | SSE 13 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 93 | 155 | 147 | 183 | 104 | 134 | 91 | 61 | 39 | 219 | 76 | 131 | 101 | 49 | 43 | 84 | 60 | 60 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 43 | 72 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | S 16 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | — | SSE 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 135 | 23 | 15 | 49 | 44 | 71 | — | 104 | — | 47 | 47 | — | 36 | 23 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | S 3 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 53 | 192 | 104 | 492 | 161 | 464 | 483 | 485 | 435 | 396 | 465 | 532 | 636 | 712 | 689 | 620 | 592 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 220 | 37 | 37 | 207 | 37 | 250 | 365 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 207 | 207 |
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