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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 7 am Tuesday 12 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
18.3° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Humewood today?
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 3PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | |
16420 | 4812 | 7047 | 4369 | 3253 | 7113 | 2901 | 4183 | 5603 | 5993 | 6763 | 7095 | 9392 | 7393 | 5955 | 4742 | 5173 | 1702 | 1547 | 1361 | 1211 | 966 | 828 | 1884 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:27PM1.43m | 00:49AM1.69m | 1:16PM1.56m | 1:33AM1.82m | 1:59PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM0.68m | 6:28PM0.63m | 7:15AM0.53m | 7:16PM0.51m | 7:55AM0.39m | 7:58PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:23 |
5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 |
 kJ | 6101 | 14 | 4324 | 4369 | 3253 | 2682 | — | 19 | 18 | — | 53 | 33 | 5580 | 4168 | 3542 | 2843 | 2116 | 1702 | 1547 | 1361 | 1211 | 966 | 828 | 1884 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 264 | 334 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | SW 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | — | W 3 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16420 | 4812 | 7047 | — | 8 | 7113 | 2901 | 4183 | 5603 | 5993 | 6763 | 7095 | 9392 | 7393 | 5955 | 4742 | 5173 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 438 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 234 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 640 | 662 | 327 | 210 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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