
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 11AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1024 | 1175 | 1672 | 1813 | 1471 | 1264 | 1060 | 928 | 885 | 813 | 839 | 814 | 924 | 1665 | 1927 | 1567 | 1358 | 1187 | 1047 | 904 | 788 | 765 | 917 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:28AM1.37m | 9:12PM1.49m | 9:57AM1.28m | 10:47PM1.44m | 11:49AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM0.64m | 2:23PM0.65m | 3:36AM0.73m | 3:50PM0.76m | 5:33AM0.73m | 5:57PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
1024 | 1175 | 1672 | 1813 | 1471 | 1264 | 1060 | 928 | 885 | 813 | 839 | 814 | 924 | 1665 | 1927 | 1567 | 1358 | 1187 | 1047 | 904 | 788 | 765 | 917 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
113 | 113 | 87 | 90 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 99 | 92 | 42 | 42 | 35 | 98 | 138 | 144 | 122 | 80 | 60 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | SSE 6 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 44 | — | 14 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 8 |
65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 45 | 145 | — | — | 3 | 54 | 87 | 113 | 160 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 210 | 67 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 247 | 265 | 207 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 207 | 210 | 207 | 66 | 1 |
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