Humewood surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 04 May 2026 SAST
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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
18.9° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Humewood today?

The current surf forecast for Humewood at 2AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 123mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, gales from the SW by Wed night).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
5
3
0
0
0
0
3
6
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SSW
11
1
SSW
12
2.5
ESE
7
4
ESE
8
4.5
ESE
10
5
SE
12
6
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
6
SE
13
6
SE
12
6.5
SE
12
6
SSE
13
6
SSE
12
6
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
413
419
313
554
517
441
199
202
126
280
671
2017
3913
6504
10659
8295
10901
10068
11969
12112
11737
10151
8747
7766
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SE
45
ESE
50
ESE
55
SE
35
NNW
25
N
10
NE
20
SSW
45
S
50
SE
55
S
65
SW
65
SW
45
SSW
60
SSW
50
SSW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:04PM1.69m
5:08AM1.72m
5:36PM1.62m
5:38AM1.62m
6:12PM1.54m
6:12AM1.51m
Low Tide
10:57PM0.51m
11:19AM0.44m
11:29PM0.60m
11:50AM0.52m
00:04AM0.70m
12:27PM0.61m
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
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6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:34
5:32
5:31
5:30
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
10
9
25
16
1
17
2
6
9
7
3
3
3
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
18
15
14
13
14
18
17
15
15
16
18
16
17
17
15
13
12
12
14
13
14
13
11
11
10
9
9
10
11
11
9
5
4
5
10
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
1.3
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
1
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
0.1
SW
18
3.5
ESE
10
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
6
SE
13
0.5
SW
15
6.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
13
5
SSE
12
Energy kJ
413
419
313
10
5
414
199
164
126
280
463
12
2274
6504
6664
8295
10901
104
11969
9694
7358
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.2
E
8
0.6
SW
12
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
2.5
S
11
0.5
SW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
11
11
10
12
12
11
167
5
114
7
12
31
1386
68
13
66
64
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
6
6
13
11
12
5
11
5
10
7
2
12
41
66
91
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
SW
10
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SW
11
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SSE
4
1.7
SE
6
2.5
ESE
7
4
ESE
8
4.5
ESE
10
6
SE
12
6
SE
12
6
SE
12
6
SSE
13
6
SSE
12
6
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
Energy kJ
24
42
262
554
517
441
202
14
172
671
2017
3913
10659
10068
9554
12112
11737
10151
8747
7766
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
9
5
4
3
3
5
Distance (km)
0
0
66
66
0
0
0
0
37
210
207
207
106
234
391
0
235
257
126
257
422
580
580
210
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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