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Humewood Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Humewood surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 22 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.8° C
(Which is 3.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Humewood today?
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 8AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
117 | 97 | 79 | 62 | 52 | 111 | 90 | 132 | 131 | 193 | 191 | 186 | 236 | 175 | 156 | 151 | 172 | 257 | 120 | 261 | 189 | 183 | 183 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 7:42AM1.47m | 8:33PM1.53m | 8:58AM1.36m | 9:52PM1.51m | 10:25AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM0.68m | 1:48PM0.62m | 2:50AM0.77m | 3:05PM0.71m | 4:32AM0.78m | 4:33PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 117 | 97 | 79 | 62 | 50 | 53 | 39 | 28 | 131 | 193 | 191 | 61 | 71 | 53 | 156 | 151 | 172 | 257 | 114 | 261 | 189 | 183 | 183 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 52 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 132 | 70 | 98 | 90 | 186 | 236 | 175 | 32 | 21 | 18 | 56 | 120 | 77 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 12 | E 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 58 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 52 | 49 | 90 | 32 | 18 | 28 | 16 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 37 | 57 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 32 | 18 | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 43 | 111 | 183 | 126 | 96 | 94 | 84 | 4 | 152 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 210 | 207 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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