
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 5PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1672 | 1813 | 1405 | 1264 | 958 | 928 | 885 | 857 | 853 | 826 | 924 | 1245 | 1531 | 1567 | 1358 | 1187 | 1047 | 904 | 788 | 765 | 917 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | 2:23PM0.65m | 3:36AM0.73m | 3:50PM0.76m | 5:33AM0.73m | 5:57PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
1672 | 1813 | 1405 | 1264 | 958 | 928 | 885 | 857 | 853 | 826 | 924 | 1245 | 1531 | 1567 | 1358 | 1187 | 1047 | 904 | 788 | 765 | 917 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
87 | 90 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 76 | 97 | 60 | 75 | 95 | 135 | 169 | 122 | 99 | 76 | 57 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
— | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 91 | 173 | — | — | 5 | 54 | 71 | 102 | 152 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 66 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 265 | 207 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 210 | 210 | 66 | 66 | 1 |
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