
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 4AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1567 | 1358 | 1187 | 1047 | 904 | 788 | 777 | 1121 | 1900 | 2060 | 1721 | 1599 | 1264 | 1430 | 604 | 417 | 1728 | 531 | 463 | 414 | 355 | 786 | 878 | 1949 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:49AM1.30m | 00:24AM1.48m | 1:15PM1.44m | 1:36AM1.59m | 2:13PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33AM0.73m | 5:57PM0.75m | 7:06AM0.62m | 7:26PM0.64m | 8:04AM0.48m | 8:24PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 |
1567 | 1358 | 1187 | 1047 | 904 | 788 | 777 | 1121 | 1900 | 42 | 17 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 604 | 417 | 28 | 531 | 214 | 157 | 355 | 786 | 878 | 1949 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 8 | E 9 | S 14 | ESE 8 |
69 | 54 | 60 | 56 | 47 | 51 | 63 | 64 | 60 | — | 28 | 68 | 47 | 70 | 30 | 30 | — | 27 | 463 | 414 | 12 | 15 | 153 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
42 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 22 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 5 | 56 | 68 | 75 | 121 | — | 2060 | 1721 | 1599 | 1264 | 1430 | 146 | 263 | 1728 | 303 | — | — | 134 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 209 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 207 | 210 | 66 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 126 | 66 | 1341 | 839 | 2087 | 327 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 286 | 290 | 67 |
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