Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 9AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1283 | 969 | 955 | 791 | 528 | 451 | 388 | 659 | 281 | 216 | 212 | 209 | 282 | 355 | 1014 | 979 | 546 | 555 | 555 | 649 | 787 | 739 | 787 | 787 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:07AM1.51m | 6:11PM1.49m | 6:47AM1.39m | 6:46PM1.34m | 7:57AM1.28m | 8:05PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.55m | 12:00PM0.68m | 00:23AM0.67m | 12:38PM0.83m | 1:07AM0.79m | 1:44PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | E 5 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1283 | 969 | 955 | 791 | 528 | 451 | 388 | 18 | 281 | 216 | 212 | 209 | 282 | 355 | 1014 | 979 | 546 | 555 | 555 | 649 | 787 | 739 | 787 | 787 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 5 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 53 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | — | 29 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 218 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 62 | 415 | 15 | 15 | 115 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | E 3 | E 4 | — | SW 13 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 69 | 6 | 36 | — | 659 | 42 | 47 | 62 | 42 | 46 | 21 | — | — | 95 | 80 | 77 | 119 | 135 | 101 | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 67 | 0 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 66 | 0 | 106 |
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