
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 4AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
508 | 485 | 516 | 491 | 587 | 489 | 440 | 412 | 418 | 417 | 469 | 432 | 405 | 402 | 585 | 494 | 479 | 653 | 579 | 516 | 432 | 396 | 493 | 432 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:32AM1.46m | 6:48PM1.47m | 7:08AM1.33m | 7:24PM1.31m | 8:18AM1.19m | 9:05PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM0.58m | 12:27PM0.63m | 00:55AM0.71m | 1:01PM0.79m | 1:39AM0.84m | 2:00PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
286 | 347 | 408 | 491 | 587 | 447 | 359 | 353 | 294 | 353 | 359 | 353 | 405 | 285 | 585 | 494 | 447 | 331 | 265 | 257 | 432 | 396 | 305 | 260 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
3 | 106 | 108 | 108 | 164 | 138 | 59 | 52 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 159 | 305 | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | 193 | 187 | 184 | 140 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 14 |
212 | — | — | — | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 50 | — | 120 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 |
508 | 485 | 516 | 443 | 216 | 489 | 440 | 412 | 418 | 417 | 469 | 432 | 395 | 402 | 403 | 413 | 479 | 653 | 579 | 516 | — | — | 493 | 432 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 247 | 141 | 265 | 265 | 220 | 220 | 290 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 662 | 662 | 3235 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 239 | 207 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
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