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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 1 am Wednesday 20 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
18.4° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Humewood today?
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 6AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 16 | |
405 | 373 | 342 | 383 | 455 | 588 | 589 | 617 | 625 | 597 | 558 | 453 | 582 | 294 | 439 | 253 | 221 | 191 | 163 | 108 | 86 | 66 | 66 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | off | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:49AM1.77m | 6:25PM1.70m | 6:41AM1.62m | 7:24PM1.61m | 7:42AM1.47m | 8:33PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33PM0.44m | 12:00PM0.38m | 00:25AM0.56m | 12:49PM0.50m | 1:27AM0.68m | 1:48PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
 kJ | 140 | 136 | 342 | 82 | 81 | 56 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 80 | 111 | 453 | 355 | 90 | 253 | 253 | 221 | 191 | 163 | 108 | 86 | 66 | 66 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | S 9 | SSE 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 |
| kJ | 84 | 60 | 99 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 43 | 73 | 30 | 14 | 23 | 97 | 92 | 12 | 96 | 52 | 52 | 64 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 31 | 60 | 96 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 405 | 373 | — | 383 | 455 | 588 | 589 | 617 | 625 | 597 | 558 | — | 582 | 294 | 439 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 265 | 220 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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