Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Direction (Hurdies) today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Direction (Hurdies) at 9PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cape Direction (Hurdies). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 632 | 722 | 823 | 589 | 387 | 305 | 522 | 419 | 302 | 284 | 193 | 137 | 128 | 123 | 87 | 97 | 98 | 94 | 74 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:39AM0.87m | 10:49PM0.69m | 11:04AM0.92m | 00:06AM0.63m | 11:32AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18PM0.48m | 4:10AM0.50m | 6:24PM0.43m | 4:20AM0.54m | 7:19PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 632 | 722 | 823 | 589 | 387 | 305 | 522 | 419 | 302 | 284 | 193 | 137 | 128 | 123 | 87 | 97 | 98 | 94 | 35 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 | S 18 | E 10 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 14 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 70 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 235 | 230 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 12 | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 13 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 66 | 50 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 30 | 17 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 26 |
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