Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 1PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 309 | 372 | 469 | 564 | 517 | 240 | 444 | 380 | 639 | 261 | 332 | 599 | 768 | 837 | 987 | 1077 | 1077 | 936 | 922 | 922 | 1100 | 775 | 543 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:12AM1.67m | 6:36PM1.75m | 6:44AM1.55m | 7:09PM1.62m | 7:17AM1.41m | 7:47PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:09PM0.35m | 00:38AM0.49m | 12:39PM0.47m | 1:11AM0.62m | 1:11PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 309 | 372 | 469 | 564 | 517 | 240 | 444 | 380 | 639 | 261 | 332 | 599 | 768 | 837 | 987 | 1077 | 1077 | 936 | 922 | 922 | 41 | 775 | 543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | 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 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 53 | 95 | 101 | 185 | 185 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 102 | 98 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | — | 41 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | SSW 14 | — | S 16 | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 63 | 65 | — | — | 213 | — | 127 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1783 | 90 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1100 | 97 | 207 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 207 | 207 |
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