
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 7AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
251 | 449 | 563 | 751 | 4984 | 3161 | 2508 | 1968 | 1524 | 1403 | 1302 | 1193 | 1279 | 1378 | 1359 | 1167 | 1398 | 3303 | 1733 | 1799 | 1543 | 1338 | 1090 | 767 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:22AM1.31m | 12:48PM1.52m | 1:06AM1.45m | 1:23PM1.67m | 1:41AM1.59m | 1:55PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29AM0.75m | 7:13PM0.69m | 7:09AM0.62m | 7:43PM0.54m | 7:42AM0.49m | 8:12PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
251 | 449 | 563 | 751 | 1657 | 54 | 32 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 1471 | 1733 | 1799 | 1543 | 1338 | 1090 | 767 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
90 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 70 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — |
11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 4 | ENE 4 |
3 | 13 | — | — | 4984 | 3161 | 2508 | 1968 | 1524 | 1403 | 1302 | 1193 | 1279 | 1378 | 1359 | 1167 | 1398 | 3303 | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 126 | 126 | 210 | 210 | 422 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 207 | 207 |
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