
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 3PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 12 | SW 10 | S 11 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1034 | 1319 | 1247 | 1111 | 999 | 802 | 680 | 581 | 1892 | 749 | 830 | 789 | 698 | 466 | 359 | 305 | 258 | 413 | 569 | 441 | 984 | 425 | 289 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:49AM1.85m | 5:18PM1.90m | 5:31AM1.80m | 5:59PM1.88m | 6:11AM1.71m | 6:40PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58AM0.20m | 11:24PM0.32m | 11:36AM0.23m | 00:05AM0.37m | 12:13PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 |
355 | 1319 | 1247 | 1111 | 999 | 802 | 680 | 581 | 572 | 749 | 830 | 789 | 698 | 466 | 359 | 305 | 258 | 413 | 456 | 441 | 622 | 425 | 286 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
519 | 138 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 141 | 106 | 102 | 98 | 98 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 131 | 196 | 98 | 61 | 48 | 48 | 350 | 289 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
131 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 63 | 59 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 49 | 71 | 48 | 48 | 48 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 3 | SW 10 | — | — |
1034 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1892 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 569 | 2 | 984 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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