Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Direction (Hurdies) today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Direction (Hurdies) at 8PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cape Direction (Hurdies). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
12736 | 3296 | 3016 | 2485 | 2136 | 1993 | 2198 | 2226 | 2977 | 2901 | 2523 | 2237 | 2181 | 2203 | 2231 | 2175 | 1854 | 1610 | 1275 | 1117 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:49PM1.14m | 9:18AM0.72m | 7:43PM1.03m | 9:49AM0.77m | 8:39PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:08PM0.60m | 2:31AM0.15m | 1:22PM0.60m | 3:08AM0.25m | 2:41PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
3339 | 3296 | 3016 | 2485 | 2136 | 1993 | 2198 | 2226 | 16 | 2901 | 2523 | 2237 | 2181 | 2203 | 2231 | 2175 | 1854 | 1610 | 1275 | 1117 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
69 | 66 | 51 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 16 | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 15 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 8 | — | SE 13 |
— | — | — | 29 | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12736 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 17 | 18 | 2977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 22 | 95 | 22 | 95 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
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