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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 pm Tuesday 19 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 7PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
265 | 552 | 558 | 261 | 240 | 490 | 431 | 395 | 443 | 537 | 621 | 611 | 645 | 657 | 553 | 413 | 371 | 346 | 609 | 523 | 273 | 273 | 239 | 169 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:35PM1.78m | 5:49AM1.77m | 6:25PM1.70m | 6:41AM1.62m | 7:24PM1.61m | 7:42AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15AM0.28m | 11:33PM0.44m | 12:00PM0.38m | 00:25AM0.56m | 12:49PM0.50m | 1:27AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 265 | 131 | 129 | 210 | 240 | 140 | 136 | 99 | 82 | 81 | 56 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 116 | 113 | 371 | 93 | 341 | 341 | 273 | 273 | 239 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 14 | S 8 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 133 | 104 | 101 | 133 | 142 | 84 | 61 | 60 | 42 | 42 | 22 | 43 | 43 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 97 | 12 | 90 | 96 | 52 | 33 | 58 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSE 11 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 76 | — | — | 60 | 43 | 138 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 182 | 552 | 558 | 261 | 228 | 490 | 431 | 395 | 443 | 537 | 621 | 611 | 645 | 657 | 553 | 413 | — | 346 | 609 | 523 | — | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 247 | 365 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 207 | 239 | 207 | 207 | 37 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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