
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 8AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
894 | 722 | 566 | 548 | 530 | 1025 | 2510 | 1689 | 1496 | 2301 | 2579 | 3752 | 3712 | 2955 | 2104 | 1714 | 1538 | 1340 | 1171 | 989 | 933 | 1013 | 998 | 983 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:42AM1.20m | 11:25PM1.36m | 12:19PM1.22m | 00:43AM1.38m | 1:31PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM0.83m | 4:28PM0.83m | 6:16AM0.81m | 6:17PM0.84m | 7:25AM0.73m | 7:31PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
894 | 722 | 566 | 548 | 530 | 112 | 91 | 67 | 507 | 1543 | 2579 | 3752 | 3712 | 2955 | 2104 | 1714 | 1538 | 1340 | 1171 | 989 | 933 | 1013 | 998 | 983 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 21 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
184 | 180 | 180 | 142 | 112 | 14 | 8 | 86 | 66 | 1454 | 589 | 191 | 48 | 57 | 158 | 171 | 143 | 167 | 213 | 196 | 196 | 188 | 168 | 115 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | E 8 | ENE 9 | S 24 | SSW 22 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — |
192 | 15 | 158 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 64 | 50 | 49 | 48 | — | 51 | 51 | 50 | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 |
98 | 89 | — | — | 1 | 1025 | 2510 | 1689 | 1496 | 2301 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 262 | 210 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 141 |
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