Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 1AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
1152 | 996 | 2297 | 543 | 510 | 1657 | 3009 | 3293 | 2686 | 1929 | 1585 | 1236 | 1069 | 866 | 749 | 655 | 614 | 539 | 521 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:47PM1.47m | 8:00AM1.28m | 8:40PM1.33m | 9:23AM1.17m | 10:26PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | 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 |
1152 | 996 | 1016 | 543 | 510 | 1657 | 3009 | 3293 | 2686 | 1929 | 1585 | 1236 | 1069 | 866 | 749 | 655 | 614 | 539 | 521 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 12 | E 8 |
26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 441 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 4 | E 4 |
7 | 32 | 2297 | 140 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 66 | 66 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 265 | 207 | 141 |
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