
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 1PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
294 | 279 | 235 | 304 | 554 | 806 | 914 | 833 | 706 | 996 | 1647 | 1787 | 1599 | 1264 | 1060 | 928 | 934 | 1019 | 668 | 779 | 1038 | 1245 | 1511 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:31AM1.48m | 8:04PM1.60m | 8:28AM1.37m | 9:12PM1.49m | 9:57AM1.28m | 10:47PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM0.52m | 2:17AM0.64m | 2:23PM0.65m | 3:36AM0.73m | 3:50PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
294 | 279 | 235 | 231 | 226 | 806 | 914 | 833 | 706 | 996 | 1647 | 1787 | 1599 | 1264 | 1060 | 928 | 934 | 1019 | 668 | 779 | 1038 | 1245 | 1511 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
96 | 72 | 169 | 304 | 554 | 184 | 145 | 142 | 113 | 113 | 87 | 90 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 43 | 44 | 113 | 111 | 93 | 71 | 82 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 15 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 7 | E 9 |
77 | 110 | 56 | 54 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 45 | 43 | 27 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 18 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | 82 | 119 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
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