Cape Direction (Hurdies) Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 147.42° E

Cape Direction (Hurdies) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Direction (Hurdies) sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.7° 

Cape Direction (Hurdies) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cape Direction (Hurdies) today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Direction (Hurdies) at 8AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s

Table - waves today at Cape Direction (Hurdies). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
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4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
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10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
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3
3
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
15
3
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
5.5
SW
16
3
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1520
1349
1419
1419
6441
7714
2133
2076
2111
2672
3052
2428
1889
1479
1207
1045
924
911
1031
1581
4537
8793
14859
4547
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:56AM0.63m
10:18AM1.00m
2:12AM0.63m
11:02AM1.01m
2:46AM0.64m
11:51AM1.03m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.62m
6:29PM0.29m
3:14AM0.63m
7:15PM0.27m
4:17AM0.64m
7:58PM0.25m
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:05
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6:00
6:00
6:01
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1
Temp °C
9
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10
11
13
12
11
10
11
11
10
14
18
17
14
15
15
13
12
13
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14
11
9
Feels °C
4
5
5
6
8
6
6
4
6
6
4
8
12
12
8
8
9
6
5
6
8
8
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6
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