Humewood surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 16 May 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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Humewood today?

The current surf forecast for Humewood at 3AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (17 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (17 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
SW
13
0.8
S
12
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.5
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
649
553
547
393
319
292
192
192
192
295
253
206
146
166
169
183
180
397
405
366
277
219
295
449
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:22PM1.84m
3:36AM2.01m
4:04PM1.86m
4:18AM1.98m
4:48PM1.84m
5:02AM1.89m
Low Tide
9:21PM0.29m
9:53AM0.18m
10:03PM0.29m
10:33AM0.21m
10:47PM0.35m
11:15AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:22
5:22
5:22
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
16
17
20
22
19
19
18
17
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
14
15
14
14
14
14
17
19
16
18
17
16
16
16
18
17
19
19
21
17
18
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
S
7
1.2
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
Energy kJ
649
553
547
393
319
292
192
192
192
295
253
206
146
166
169
132
180
397
405
366
97
185
295
449
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1
E
5
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
7
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
Energy kJ
250
261
218
58
73
78
66
49
38
38
29
29
30
155
147
183
106
134
123
45
277
219
193
152
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
S
14
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
S
11
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
Energy kJ
9
22
120
68
118
90
90
96
69
69
69
93
21
21
24
24
35
23
61
24
15
77
104
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.8
ENE
4
1.6
ENE
6
0.5
S
4
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
Energy kJ
4
14
22
176
9
24
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
247
207
207
10
6
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
106
7
37
134
141
212
265
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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