Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 7PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
332 | 732 | 915 | 1127 | 1243 | 1326 | 1306 | 1206 | 1137 | 1011 | 1152 | 2454 | 1073 | 473 | 440 | 1875 | 2993 | 2909 | 2383 | 1901 | 1561 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.62m | 7:17AM1.41m | 7:47PM1.47m | 8:00AM1.28m | 8:40PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.47m | 1:11AM0.62m | 1:11PM0.61m | 1:49AM0.75m | 1:50PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
332 | 69 | 915 | 1127 | 1243 | 1326 | 1306 | 1206 | 1137 | 1011 | 26 | 1049 | 26 | 473 | 440 | 1875 | 2993 | 2909 | 2383 | 1901 | 1561 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
71 | — | 68 | 66 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 27 | — | 26 | — | 25 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
62 | 732 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1152 | 2454 | 1073 | 218 | 253 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 207 | 7 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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