Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 5PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1137 | 1011 | 1152 | 996 | 2297 | 543 | 510 | 1875 | 3078 | 3517 | 2752 | 2088 | 1585 | 1359 | 1069 | 866 | 749 | 655 | 669 | 539 | 530 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:47PM1.47m | 8:00AM1.28m | 8:40PM1.33m | 9:23AM1.17m | 10:26PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11PM0.61m | 1:49AM0.75m | 1:50PM0.76m | 2:50AM0.87m | 3:01PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
1137 | 1011 | 26 | 996 | 1016 | 543 | 510 | 1875 | 3078 | 3517 | 2752 | 2088 | 1585 | 1359 | 1069 | 866 | 749 | 655 | 669 | 539 | 530 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 |
41 | 27 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 493 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 13 | — | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 |
— | — | 1152 | — | 2297 | 140 | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 24 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 66 | 67 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 141 | 580 | 207 | 207 |
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