Humewood Surf Forecast

/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (33.98° S 25.66° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Humewood surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 18.6° 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 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 May)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Afternoon (19 May)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Evening (19 May)	7ft (2.2m)	7s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).
	Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thursday 21
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 7	SSE 8	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	437	277	219	308	232	218	476	232	250	250	395	412	459	542	628	628	524	434	403	419	337	308	302	273
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ESE	ENE	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross	on	on	cross-on
High Tide			5:02AM1.89m				5:35PM1.78m				5:49AM1.77m				6:25PM1.70m				6:41AM1.62m				7:24PM1.61m
Low Tide					11:15AM0.28m				11:33PM0.44m				12:00PM0.38m				00:25AM0.56m				12:49PM0.50m


	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	18	18	19	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	17	17	17	19	23	23	24	24
Feels °C	16	16	14	13	13	14	12	13	13	14	16	15	13	14	14	12	12	13	12	17	20	20	20	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	437	103	193	308	232	196	133	232	232	191	99	82	81	56	54	31	70	116	111	419	337	308	302	273
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	S 16	SSW 15	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 9	S 14	S 13	S 13	SSW 13	S 13
kJ	85	277	219	133	131	129	32	142	140	136	60	42	42	41	43	73	46	23	14	96	92	90	96	52
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 11	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SW 14	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 9	SSE 12	S 17	S 16	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 9	S 9	SSE 11	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 13	SW 12
kJ	49	39	70	76	104	101	47	31	84	61	34	81	22	21	23	22	15	14	23	13	12	6	31	40
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 7	E 6	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	—	—	—	—	NW 3
kJ	66	83	171	200	212	218	476	215	250	250	395	412	459	542	628	628	524	434	403	—	—	—	—	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	4	2
Distance (km)	220	262	265	265	265	265	265	265	265	265	37	265	265	265	265	207	207	209	37	37	207	16	10	71
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)											Van Stadens Mouth								Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth		Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Mtati
Rating (10 max)											3								3	3		4	4	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	3
Header Global	Back Bommie Australia	Avalon-North Australia	Black Rock Australia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Boneyard Australia	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Crazy Left Portugal	Arrifana Portugal	Canal Brazil	Arrifana Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Afife Portugal	Anglet - Corsaires France	Lambe Lambe Brazil	Cathedral Rock Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Bali Village Indonesia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4

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