Humewood surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Humewood today?

The current surf forecast for Humewood at 1PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (23 Apr)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (23 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
16
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
2.1
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
2.3
E
8
1.9
E
9
2.2
E
9
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4757
4027
2930
2444
1832
1470
1042
775
669
537
427
390
448
754
529
725
278
239
257
229
313
311
268
224
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
40
E
45
E
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
15
NW
20
E
25
W
15
NE
10
W
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
on
cross-off
High Tide
7:43AM1.47m
8:42PM1.43m
9:19AM1.33m
10:30PM1.42m
11:15AM1.33m
00:00AM1.51m
Low Tide
1:52PM0.72m
2:52AM0.86m
3:40PM0.82m
5:23AM0.85m
5:40PM0.79m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
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6:45
6:46
6:47
6:47
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5:45
5:44
5:43
5:42
2
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
20
24
25
25
23
21
21
21
29
31
27
24
23
21
14
12
13
11
10
11
10
9
11
14
17
21
22
23
21
19
18
17
25
29
25
20
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
16
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.9
E
8
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1.8
E
8
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
0.5
SW
12
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
Energy kJ
4757
4027
2930
2444
1832
1470
1042
775
669
442
359
236
179
459
389
380
278
239
257
229
229
67
268
224
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.1
S
16
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
Energy kJ
461
137
140
104
98
100
109
111
94
5
64
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
5
5
6
6
2
20
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
1.1
E
4
1.7
E
5
2
E
6
2.3
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
2.3
E
8
1.9
E
9
2.2
E
9
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NW
3
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
0.4
W
2
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
13
50
168
293
474
595
491
537
427
390
448
754
529
725
1
2
313
311
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
3
1
3
1
Distance (km)
209
209
250
580
265
265
207
207
37
10
10
10
37
6
6
10
10
10
6
1
37
1
10
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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