Humewood surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 24 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
18.3° 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 4PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (24 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (24 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
297
236
229
183
138
106
138
353
515
612
845
1167
1136
943
653
581
458
382
311
139
379
292
246
476
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
N
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
10
N
10
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
10:25AM1.32m
11:08PM1.53m
11:42AM1.34m
00:11AM1.59m
12:41PM1.40m
1:00AM1.65m
Low Tide
4:33PM0.74m
5:54AM0.72m
5:48PM0.71m
6:51AM0.64m
6:43PM0.65m
7:33AM0.57m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:17
5:17
5:17
Temp °C
17
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
20
21
20
20
19
17
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
18
17
18
19
18
18
17
18
18
19
20
19
18
17
13
13
14
13
14
15
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SW
13
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
297
236
229
183
138
64
138
353
515
612
845
1167
1136
943
653
581
458
382
311
116
379
292
169
476
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
7
0.6
SSW
13
0.3
E
8
0.4
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
77
70
68
66
66
106
59
56
54
63
52
36
16
20
22
25
19
12
16
139
10
85
246
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
E
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
35
33
32
31
85
84
84
17
17
17
17
7
36
35
22
21
21
8
8
10
8
4
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.6
W
3
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
1
SW
6
Energy kJ
3
17
42
7
26
53
75
66
79
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
6
7
67
0
0
0
0
6
6
10
10
10
2
0
0
1
66
66
1
0
0
0
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
6
7
7
7
9
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