
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 1AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
192 | 1470 | 1347 | 321 | 519 | 1191 | 1127 | 1111 | 999 | 802 | 680 | 581 | 649 | 799 | 830 | 710 | 585 | 411 | 359 | 305 | 301 | 235 | 376 | 367 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.88m | 4:49AM1.85m | 5:18PM1.90m | 5:31AM1.80m | 5:59PM1.88m | 6:11AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.30m | 10:58AM0.20m | 11:24PM0.32m | 11:36AM0.23m | 00:05AM0.37m | 12:13PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | |
5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 |
192 | 548 | 469 | 321 | 322 | 1191 | 1127 | 1111 | 999 | 802 | 680 | 581 | 649 | 799 | 830 | 710 | 585 | 411 | 359 | 305 | 301 | 235 | 376 | 367 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 10 |
29 | 159 | 128 | 128 | 519 | 138 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 141 | 138 | 102 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 159 | 98 | 61 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | S 16 |
27 | 59 | 166 | 291 | 131 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 33 | 61 | 129 | 71 | 63 | 69 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
187 | 1470 | 1347 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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