Humewood surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 29 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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Humewood today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Humewood at 10PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (29 May)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (29 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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)
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1413
1393
1257
1240
1047
917
765
733
586
499
491
402
320
314
288
292
378
434
402
325
325
268
260
137
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
10
SE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:42PM1.59m
2:50AM1.76m
3:16PM1.63m
3:22AM1.76m
3:49PM1.65m
3:53AM1.75m
Low Tide
8:38AM0.46m
8:36PM0.52m
9:07AM0.42m
9:09PM0.50m
9:36AM0.39m
9:41PM0.50m
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:15
5:15
5:15
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
16
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
19
24
24
25
25
26
25
24
14
17
15
14
14
14
12
13
15
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
21
21
23
22
21
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
7
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
E
7
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
E
7
Energy kJ
366
1393
1257
1240
1047
917
765
733
586
499
491
402
320
314
288
292
378
434
402
325
94
268
260
63
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
15
1.4
SSE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
SSW
12
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
SW
12
Energy kJ
1413
186
3
73
75
73
79
104
101
86
82
82
97
97
94
325
58
60
137
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
S
15
Energy kJ
8
22
16
109
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
1
E
4
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
0.3
N
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
Energy kJ
73
55
40
34
34
27
36
91
96
99
92
109
145
154
154
135
1
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
66
265
247
207
207
207
10
10
6
10
16
10
10
6
6
6
6
10
10
6
1
6
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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