Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 10PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2686 | 1929 | 1585 | 1236 | 1069 | 866 | 749 | 655 | 614 | 589 | 521 | 494 | 423 | 431 | 1249 | 1756 | 1583 | 1265 | 427 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:40PM1.33m | 9:23AM1.17m | 10:26PM1.24m | 12:01PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50AM0.87m | 3:01PM0.91m | 5:32AM0.90m | 6:18PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 4 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 12 |
2686 | 1929 | 1585 | 1236 | 1069 | 866 | 749 | 655 | 614 | 589 | 521 | 494 | 423 | 431 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 213 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 15 | E 8 | — | — | ENE 7 | E 8 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 153 | 159 | 5 | — | — | 11 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 1249 | 1756 | 1583 | 1265 | 427 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 265 | 207 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 246 | 210 | 210 | 66 | 2 |
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