Humewood surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 SAST
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Humewood surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Humewood sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Humewood today?

The current surf forecast for Humewood at 10AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (23 Apr)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (23 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s

Table - waves today at Humewood. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
16
3
S
16
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
8
2.5
ENE
8
1.7
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5252
4757
4027
2930
2444
1832
1470
1042
775
669
501
477
347
439
827
435
247
167
199
204
219
306
268
280
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
40
E
45
E
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NNE
30
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NW
15
NE
5
NNW
15
N
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
7:43AM1.47m
8:42PM1.43m
9:19AM1.33m
10:30PM1.42m
11:15AM1.33m
Low Tide
1:16AM0.73m
1:52PM0.72m
2:52AM0.86m
3:40PM0.82m
5:23AM0.85m
5:40PM0.79m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
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6:45
6:46
6:47
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5:45
5:44
5:43
3
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
20
23
24
24
22
20
20
20
28
31
28
24
22
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
10
10
10
12
17
19
21
21
17
18
17
16
25
29
27
26
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
16
3
S
16
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
Energy kJ
5252
4757
4027
2930
2444
1832
1470
1042
775
669
396
381
236
179
489
435
247
167
199
204
219
188
268
280
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
S
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
11
Energy kJ
469
359
137
140
104
98
100
109
125
94
91
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
6
2
6
5
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
1.2
E
4
1.7
E
6
2
E
6
2.4
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
8
2.5
ENE
8
0.6
N
4
0.4
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNE
2
1.4
E
9
0.9
E
5
Energy kJ
13
59
174
293
530
595
491
501
477
347
439
827
9
3
1
1
306
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
10
209
209
209
580
265
265
239
207
37
10
10
66
37
10
16
10
10
10
6
6
6
0
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
9
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
4
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