
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 1PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
464 | 303 | 217 | 275 | 147 | 147 | 211 | 251 | 449 | 525 | 763 | 2036 | 2679 | 2103 | 1655 | 1524 | 1420 | 1229 | 1121 | 1109 | 891 | 910 | 1146 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:01PM1.37m | 00:22AM1.31m | 12:48PM1.52m | 1:06AM1.45m | 1:23PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM0.87m | 6:37PM0.85m | 6:29AM0.75m | 7:13PM0.69m | 7:09AM0.62m | 7:43PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
464 | 303 | 217 | 275 | 147 | 147 | 42 | 251 | 449 | 525 | 763 | 70 | 54 | 41 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 8 | S 8 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
44 | 37 | 50 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 211 | 36 | 103 | 81 | 81 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | — | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 56 | 36 | 16 | — | 15 | 64 | 90 | 15 | 12 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
— | — | — | 35 | 31 | 62 | 48 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2036 | 2679 | 2103 | 1655 | 1524 | 1420 | 1229 | 1121 | 1109 | 891 | 910 | 1146 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 10 | 265 | 247 | 16 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 327 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 126 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 207 | 207 |
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