Humewood 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.98° S 25.66° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Humewood sea temperature is

18.5°C

Humewood surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Humewood today (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Humewood at 4PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	16s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	15s
Evening (29 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat morning).
	Thursday 29							Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	SW 12	E 8	SSW 13	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	333	390	582	512	498	522	501	501	390	304	299	295	276	332	263	260	216	187	157	124	124	124	124
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide		5:11AM1.81m				5:25PM1.85m				5:56AM1.70m				6:11PM1.69m				6:50AM1.58m				7:08PM1.51m
Low Tide				11:08AM0.39m				11:37PM0.36m				11:51AM0.52m				00:22AM0.51m				12:45PM0.68m


	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	20	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20
Feels °C	17	15	17	17	15	16	17	18	18	18	19	17	17	19	21	20	21	21	21	20	20	22	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 8	E 7	E 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	200	225	275	512	498	522	501	345	181	164	299	295	202	190	263	247	213	187	157	124	124	124	124
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 9	SW 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	333	390	582	28	19	161	117	501	390	304	120	92	73	76	260	260	216	145	149	50	50	67	65
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 11	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 7	S 6	—	SW 16	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 11	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	15	38	32	200	—	—	—	—	164	148	1	3	—	10	81	73	56	58	58	61	71	49	33
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 7	ENE 7	ESE 10	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 7	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	24	18	461	238	206	346	—	—	287	169	223	276	332	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	4	3	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	6	6	580	265	265	37	16	16	10	10	210	327	327	37	37	66	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4				4	4	4	4	4				4	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Stompneus West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Hell West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	3	4	4	4	2	3	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	6	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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