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Humewood Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Humewood surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSE 8 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — |
 | 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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
 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) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
| 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) | E 11 | — | SE 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 14 | S 14 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| 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) | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 14 | 22 | — | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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