Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Direction (Hurdies) today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Direction (Hurdies) at 9AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cape Direction (Hurdies). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 64 | 106 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 85 | 123 | 117 | 151 | 122 | 119 | 169 | 246 | 433 | 891 | 926 | 915 | 2203 | 2848 | 2513 | 1705 | 1377 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:25AM0.60m | 12:06PM1.00m | 2:34AM0.59m | 12:45PM1.03m | 3:26AM0.60m | 1:29PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36AM0.56m | 8:05PM0.33m | 5:06AM0.57m | 8:48PM0.30m | 5:53AM0.58m | 9:30PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | — | SSW 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
8 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 85 | 123 | 117 | 151 | 94 | 86 | 169 | 246 | 433 | 891 | 926 | 915 | 3 | — | 180 | 1705 | 1377 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | ENE 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 24 | — | — | — | SSW 20 |
21 | 4 | 106 | 59 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 122 | 119 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | 128 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
64 | 64 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 54 | 54 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 2203 | 2848 | 2513 | 17 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 102 | 570 | 546 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
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