Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Direction (Hurdies) today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Direction (Hurdies) at 7PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cape Direction (Hurdies). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
447 | 424 | 329 | 318 | 263 | 246 | 224 | 655 | 632 | 722 | 823 | 693 | 387 | 305 | 522 | 419 | 302 | 220 | 193 | 137 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:15AM0.82m | 9:40PM0.78m | 10:39AM0.87m | 10:49PM0.69m | 11:04AM0.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM0.53m | 3:57AM0.43m | 5:18PM0.48m | 4:10AM0.50m | 6:24PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
447 | 424 | 329 | 318 | 263 | 246 | 130 | 655 | 632 | 722 | 823 | 693 | 387 | 305 | 522 | 419 | 302 | 220 | 193 | 137 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | SE 14 | SSW 17 | SE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 | S 18 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | E 13 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 224 | 7 | 70 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 235 | 230 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 10 | SW 13 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 16 | — | — | E 16 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 331 | 26 | 0 |
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