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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 pm Tuesday 05 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
19.4° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Humewood today?
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 7PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 121mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, gales from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | |
228 | 164 | 180 | 289 | 625 | 1775 | 934 | 2628 | 7287 | 6622 | 6470 | 10235 | 18670 | 16419 | 14964 | 10763 | 5627 | 7112 | 6971 | 5529 | 5238 | 5378 | 5239 | 4634 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:36PM1.62m | 5:38AM1.62m | 6:12PM1.54m | 6:12AM1.51m | 6:56PM1.46m | 6:55AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM0.44m | 11:29PM0.60m | 11:50AM0.52m | 00:04AM0.70m | 12:27PM0.61m | 00:50AM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 167 | 164 | 180 | 289 | 625 | 804 | 857 | 2628 | 7287 | 6622 | 6470 | — | — | 4611 | 8993 | 6380 | 3140 | 1427 | 6971 | 5529 | 5238 | 5378 | 5239 | 4634 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 18 | SW 18 | S 11 | ESE 9 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SE 22 | SSE 21 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 112 | 126 | 221 | 6 | 12 | 934 | 1019 | 13 | 66 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 18 | 42 | 54 | 162 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | — | SW 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 38 | — | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 228 | 16 | 13 | 82 | 423 | 1775 | — | — | — | — | — | 10235 | 18670 | 16419 | 14964 | 10763 | 5627 | 7112 | 6786 | 5207 | 23 | 14 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 66 | 210 | 210 | 386 | 121 | 0 | 257 | 0 | 126 | 257 | 260 | 257 | 327 | 327 | 580 | 327 | 210 | 210 | 66 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
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