Humewood 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.98° S 25.66° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Humewood sea temperature is

16.5°C

Humewood surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Humewood today (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Humewood at 1PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Evening (29 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).
	Tuesday 29							Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 6	E 6	SSE 10	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	770	725	644	469	326	270	189	163	272	357	364	570	979	1057	1114	1038	896	950	792	601	823	803	847
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide	4:49AM1.87m					5:04PM1.98m				5:23AM1.79m				5:39PM1.87m				6:01AM1.67m				6:19PM1.71m
Low Tide			10:47AM0.23m					11:13PM0.24m				11:20AM0.32m				11:49PM0.35m				11:57AM0.45m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	18	24	27	26	24	24
Feels °C	12	11	12	10	10	10	10	9	8	8	11	9	7	7	8	8	10	14	20	22	20	20	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 10	SE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	E 9	E 9	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	E 9
kJ	770	725	644	469	326	270	189	157	131	320	350	533	488	433	325	273	202	786	665	92	68	51	700
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 11	SW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SE 10
kJ	17	40	51	41	78	121	118	154	92	82	223	215	167	163	158	156	115	142	140	67	66	41	36
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	—	SSW 15	SW 12	SW 12	—	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 14	SSW 13	—	—	—	SW 12
kJ	23	—	21	36	35	—	19	57	151	89	198	137	—	—	—	—	—	107	101	—	—	—	39
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	31	72	91	136	163	272	357	364	570	979	1057	1114	1038	896	950	792	601	823	803	847
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	The Heads Garden Route	Gordons Bay Harbour Cape Town	Gordons Bay Harbour Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	3	1	1	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	2	2	3	4	4
Distance (km)	37	239	629	629	629	265	265	265	265	239	250	247	265	265	209	209	209	37	16	16	207	37	37
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Van Stadens Mouth																	Van Stadens Mouth	J-Bay	Van Stadens Mouth		Van Stadens Mouth	Magna Tubes
Rating (10 max)	4																	4	4	4		4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Header Global	Airport Rights New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Fullers United States	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Gerickes Point South Africa	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Anael France
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5

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