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Humewood surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 17 Jan 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
22.1° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Humewood today?

The current surf forecast for Humewood at 10PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
0.7
SW
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.6
SW
2
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)89101068101112121212121212121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)96866969193545104914661450123710641064934774680644560454366340317291366163
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
SW
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:12PM
1.73
3:42AM
1.74
3:44PM
1.79
4:13AM
1.83
4:16PM
1.84
4:43AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:27PM
0.46
9:40AM
0.57
9:57PM
0.39
10:12AM
0.50
10:26PM
0.34
10:44AM
0.46
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-----5:24-------5:24-------5:26--
Sunset7:30-------7:30-------7:30-------
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212120191919202020202018181819202019191818192020
Feels °C (?)191714131212121314161716151515171717171515171717
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