Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 5PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
426 | 314 | 273 | 279 | 358 | 377 | 324 | 265 | 267 | 220 | 237 | 250 | 203 | 203 | 196 | 146 | 301 | 276 | 246 | 211 | 216 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:03PM1.90m | 4:12AM1.83m | 4:30PM1.94m | 4:42AM1.85m | 4:59PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.24m | 10:08PM0.28m | 10:16AM0.20m | 10:37PM0.24m | 10:44AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
426 | 314 | 273 | 279 | 358 | 377 | 324 | 257 | 267 | 220 | 237 | 250 | 203 | 203 | 196 | 146 | 108 | 73 | 246 | 211 | 216 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
308 | 298 | 242 | 244 | 239 | 254 | 264 | 265 | 213 | 167 | 164 | 126 | 93 | 66 | 58 | 40 | 91 | 87 | 48 | 96 | 96 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 |
112 | 112 | 215 | 165 | 22 | 18 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 60 | 49 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 20 | 78 | 46 | 47 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | — | — |
1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 37 | 47 | 47 | 41 | 51 | 82 | 301 | 276 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 106 | 210 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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