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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 Saturday 16 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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.8°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: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | |
1538 | 1400 | 1077 | 1075 | 649 | 553 | 547 | 393 | 319 | 292 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 295 | 253 | 206 | 146 | 166 | 171 | 144 | 180 | 186 | 381 | 443 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:55AM1.99m | 3:22PM1.84m | 3:36AM2.01m | 4:04PM1.86m | 4:18AM1.98m | 4:48PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.21m | 9:21PM0.29m | 9:53AM0.18m | 10:03PM0.29m | 10:33AM0.21m | 10:47PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 7 |
 kJ | 1538 | 1400 | 1077 | 1075 | 649 | 553 | 547 | 393 | 319 | 292 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 295 | 253 | 206 | 146 | 166 | 171 | 132 | 180 | 134 | 381 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 7 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 418 | 418 | 293 | 813 | 250 | 261 | 218 | 120 | 74 | 68 | 64 | 51 | 39 | 40 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 155 | 147 | 144 | 108 | 186 | 42 | 443 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 11 | E 11 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | S 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 14 | S 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 13 | S 11 | E 7 |
| kJ | 112 | 242 | 459 | 2 | 2 | — | 21 | 29 | 68 | 92 | 90 | 104 | 96 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 93 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 106 | 91 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 247 | 247 | 207 | 207 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 37 |
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