Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Humewood today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Humewood at 2AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, strong winds from the ENE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
678 | 962 | 1204 | 1321 | 1538 | 1780 | 2084 | 2007 | 1780 | 1432 | 1321 | 975 | 2181 | 2872 | 4137 | 3657 | 3103 | 2534 | 1561 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:08PM1.45m | 2:13AM1.49m | 2:40PM1.59m | 2:45AM1.61m | 3:08PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.69m | 8:27AM0.53m | 8:46PM0.56m | 8:55AM0.42m | 9:14PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 |
678 | 962 | 1204 | 1321 | 1538 | 1780 | 2084 | 2007 | 1780 | 1432 | 1321 | 975 | 2181 | 2872 | 4137 | 3657 | 3103 | 2534 | 1561 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
36 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 580 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | — | — | — | SE 13 | S 13 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 133 | 289 | 508 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 186 | 234 | 627 | 627 | 265 | 265 |
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