Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 9PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
749 | 655 | 614 | 530 | 569 | 494 | 423 | 431 | 1267 | 1783 | 1819 | 1192 | 304 | 319 | 302 | 763 | 736 | 603 | 635 | 589 | 669 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 9:23AM1.17m | 10:26PM1.24m | 12:01PM1.17m | 00:29AM1.27m | 1:26PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01PM0.91m | 5:32AM0.90m | 6:18PM0.93m | 7:15AM0.79m | 7:37PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
749 | 655 | 614 | 530 | 569 | 494 | 423 | 431 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 283 | 206 | 242 | 763 | 736 | 603 | 635 | 589 | 669 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 153 | 159 | 5 | 1 | — | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | — | 1267 | 1783 | 1819 | 1192 | 304 | 319 | 302 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 580 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 290 | 246 | 207 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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