Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Direction (Hurdies) today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Direction (Hurdies) at 4PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cape Direction (Hurdies). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 21 | S 10 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
514 | 392 | 323 | 299 | 254 | 186 | 195 | 198 | 699 | 897 | 1219 | 517 | 277 | 225 | 252 | 217 | 160 | 154 | 106 | 88 | 78 | 129 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:24AM0.62m | 3:47PM1.13m | 6:02AM0.64m | 4:34PM1.14m | 6:39AM0.67m | 5:21PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.56m | 11:35PM0.20m | 9:34AM0.56m | 00:14AM0.19m | 10:34AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 5 | SE 15 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
514 | 392 | 323 | 299 | 254 | 186 | 195 | 198 | 2 | 9 | 623 | 517 | 277 | 199 | 132 | 102 | 93 | 97 | 118 | 158 | 240 | 240 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SE 15 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
4 | 9 | 53 | 74 | 104 | 130 | 87 | 72 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 171 | 168 | 225 | 252 | 217 | 160 | 154 | 106 | 75 | 74 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 14 | SE 15 | SE 16 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 16 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SW 16 | SE 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 22 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
— | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 36 | 88 | 78 | 129 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 |
— | — | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 699 | 897 | 1219 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 102 | 102 | 456 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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