Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Direction (Hurdies) today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Direction (Hurdies) at 4AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cape Direction (Hurdies). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 240 | 186 | 195 | 198 | 748 | 1256 | 1028 | 751 | 500 | 243 | 793 | 265 | 202 | 154 | 106 | 100 | 78 | 129 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:02AM0.64m | 4:34PM1.14m | 6:39AM0.67m | 5:21PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.20m | 9:34AM0.56m | 00:14AM0.19m | 10:34AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 240 | 186 | 195 | 198 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 168 | 243 | 143 | 265 | 202 | 89 | 112 | 221 | 255 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 16 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 104 | 130 | 87 | 72 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 212 | 252 | 84 | 59 | 154 | 106 | 100 | 73 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | NE 9 | — | SE 15 | NE 9 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SW 15 | E 8 | S 22 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 37 | 36 | 88 | 78 | 129 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 4 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 748 | 1256 | 1028 | 751 | 500 | 16 | 793 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 456 | 102 | 541 | 541 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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