
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 1PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1594 | 2574 | 967 | 789 | 698 | 458 | 359 | 352 | 275 | 347 | 389 | 449 | 535 | 964 | 606 | 504 | 281 | 649 | 135 | 239 | 595 | 1102 | 2458 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:31AM1.80m | 5:59PM1.88m | 6:11AM1.71m | 6:40PM1.81m | 6:50AM1.60m | 7:21PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36AM0.23m | 00:05AM0.37m | 12:13PM0.30m | 00:45AM0.46m | 12:49PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 10 |
757 | 983 | 967 | 789 | 698 | 458 | 359 | 352 | 275 | 347 | 389 | 449 | 460 | 295 | 606 | 504 | 281 | 206 | 135 | 132 | 244 | 231 | 962 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | SE 11 |
102 | 100 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 131 | 193 | 98 | 96 | 48 | 48 | 231 | 180 | 154 | 149 | 110 | 100 | 73 | 31 | 17 | 293 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 |
— | — | — | — | 35 | 33 | 60 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 5 | 22 | 87 | 35 | 43 | 98 | 95 | 109 | 87 | 17 | 17 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | W 3 | SW 9 | WSW 3 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
1594 | 2574 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 392 | 535 | 964 | — | — | 1 | 649 | 3 | 239 | 595 | 1102 | 2458 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 235 | 210 | 210 | 66 |
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