Humewood 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.98° S 25.66° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Humewood sea temperature is

18.6°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Humewood at 6AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Thu afternoon).
	Wednesday 28								Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	ENE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	122	125	114	109	107	125	75	152	126	333	390	582	512	498	522	508	501	390	362	299	295	412	386	249
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NNE	SSW	SW	SSW	W	NNW	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	ENE	E	E	ESE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	glassy	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	on	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-on
High Tide		4:32AM1.88m				4:45PM1.98m					5:11AM1.81m				5:25PM1.85m				5:56AM1.70m				6:11PM1.69m
Low Tide				10:29AM0.29m				10:57PM0.25m					11:08AM0.39m				11:37PM0.36m				11:51AM0.52m


	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	19	20	20	20	20
Feels °C	13	15	17	16	16	17	20	19	18	17	17	18	16	16	15	17	17	18	18	18	17	16	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	122	125	107	109	107	125	75	152	126	222	225	256	512	498	522	508	501	287	164	142	295	199	190	187
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SE 11	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 9	SW 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 7	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 10	S 6	S 6	ESE 9
kJ	11	72	69	39	44	23	23	23	58	333	390	582	20	12	161	164	3	390	362	299	94	3	3	78
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SE 10	SW 10	E 7	E 7	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	—	—	—	—	S 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 7	—	—	—
kJ	16	16	37	35	33	31	47	26	24	15	38	32	125	—	—	—	—	8	120	120	8	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	—	ENE 7	—	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 10	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	89	—	114	—	2	—	—	—	—	34	35	27	461	255	194	293	300	217	253	—	177	412	386	249
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	141	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	10	265	265	265	37	16	10	7	10	10	265	247	37	37
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Mtati	Seal Point	J-Bay	Mtati	Kromme Rivermouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth				Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	J-Bay	Seal Point	Seal Point	Sea Vista			Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4				4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	5	6	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	5	5	5	5	5	9	4	9	6

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