Humewood 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.98° S 25.66° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Humewood sea temperature is

18.5°C

Humewood surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Humewood today (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Humewood at 12PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the E by Thu afternoon).
	Wednesday 28							Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 10	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	ENE 8	SSW 13	SW 12	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	125	107	109	125	107	75	152	145	333	390	582	518	498	522	508	501	390	362	308	295	227	223	198
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNW	SSW	SW	SW	SSE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	ENE	E	ESE	E	ESE	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	glassy	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross
High Tide	4:32AM1.88m				4:45PM1.98m					5:11AM1.81m				5:25PM1.85m				5:56AM1.70m				6:11PM1.69m
Low Tide			10:29AM0.29m				10:57PM0.25m					11:08AM0.39m				11:37PM0.36m				11:51AM0.52m


	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	19	19	18	17	17	17	18	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	19	20	20	20	19
Feels °C	15	18	16	17	18	20	18	17	16	17	18	15	15	15	17	16	17	18	19	19	18	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 12	E 8
kJ	125	107	109	125	107	75	152	129	222	225	275	512	498	522	508	501	324	173	177	182	213	190	198
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SE 11	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 9	SW 9	S 6	—	ESE 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	ESE 9	SSW 12
kJ	71	51	39	32	23	23	23	58	333	390	582	20	12	1	—	196	390	362	299	295	227	55	187
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SE 10	SW 10	SSW 19	E 7	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	—	—	—	—	S 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 9	—	ESE 9
kJ	16	37	35	33	60	47	26	145	15	38	32	125	—	—	—	—	3	120	120	92	75	—	78
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	WSW 4	—	—	—	—	E 7	E 7	—	ESE 10	ESE 6	E 6	E 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	—	—	E 8	—
kJ	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	24	24	—	518	291	334	366	385	256	294	308	—	—	223	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	3
Distance (km)	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	10	265	265	265	207	37	16	10	10	66	67	67	10	37
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Cape St Francis	Mtati	Riet River	Kromme Rivermouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth					Van Stadens Mouth	J-Bay	Seal Point	Seal Point	Kromme Rivermouth	Tubes	Tubes	Van Stadens Mouth	Hullets Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	4	4					4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	8	6	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6

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