
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 7PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
235 | 304 | 554 | 806 | 914 | 833 | 706 | 996 | 1647 | 1787 | 1599 | 1264 | 1117 | 914 | 871 | 657 | 591 | 814 | 1161 | 1245 | 1511 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:04PM1.60m | 8:28AM1.37m | 9:12PM1.49m | 9:57AM1.28m | 10:47PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM0.52m | 2:17AM0.64m | 2:23PM0.65m | 3:36AM0.73m | 3:50PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
235 | 231 | 226 | 806 | 914 | 833 | 706 | 996 | 1647 | 1787 | 1599 | 1264 | 1117 | 914 | 871 | 657 | 591 | 814 | 1161 | 1245 | 1511 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
169 | 304 | 554 | 184 | 145 | 142 | 113 | 113 | 87 | 90 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 44 | 94 | 159 | 135 | 69 | 62 | 79 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
56 | 54 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 42 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | E 6 |
— | — | — | — | 10 | 18 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 118 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 247 | 16 | 16 |
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