Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 2AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
915 | 1127 | 1243 | 1326 | 1306 | 1206 | 1137 | 1011 | 1152 | 853 | 657 | 543 | 510 | 1699 | 2831 | 2993 | 2713 | 1929 | 1561 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.62m | 7:17AM1.41m | 7:47PM1.47m | 8:00AM1.28m | 8:40PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11AM0.62m | 1:11PM0.61m | 1:49AM0.75m | 1:50PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
915 | 1127 | 1243 | 1326 | 1306 | 1206 | 1137 | 1011 | 26 | 853 | 657 | 543 | 510 | 1699 | 2831 | 2993 | 2713 | 1929 | 1561 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
68 | 66 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 27 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1152 | 40 | 101 | 189 | 229 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 66 | 7 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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