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Humewood surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Humewood today?
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 2AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2448 | 1949 | 1533 | 1245 | 1060 | 1044 | 894 | 838 | 668 | 563 | 517 | 699 | 1011 | 1120 | 1028 | 1012 | 965 | 949 | 826 | 739 | 657 | 679 | 591 | 504 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:28PM 1.32 | 11:59AM 1.56 | 12:32AM 1.38 | 12:50PM 1.61 | 1:21AM 1.45 | 1:33PM 1.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:42PM 0.83 | 5:26AM 0.82 | 6:41PM 0.77 | 6:28AM 0.78 | 7:25PM 0.70 | 7:16AM 0.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
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