
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Direction (Hurdies) today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 21s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Direction (Hurdies) at 1PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Cape Direction (Hurdies). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | 83 | 64 | 107 | 42 | 77 | 135 | 131 | 198 | 192 | 120 | 115 | 70 | 68 | 42 | 40 | 51 | 50 | 81 | 109 | 184 | 182 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:17AM0.94m | 11:19PM0.81m | 11:57AM1.02m | 00:44AM0.75m | 12:41PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37AM0.31m | 5:34PM0.43m | 5:16AM0.38m | 6:49PM0.32m | 5:59AM0.44m | 7:58PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
89 | 83 | 64 | 107 | 172 | 145 | 126 | 123 | 111 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 70 | 180 | 253 | 345 | 327 | 283 | 271 | 211 | 166 | 122 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
86 | 50 | 56 | 42 | 19 | 30 | 135 | 131 | 40 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 35 | 23 | 13 | 31 | 50 | 81 | 109 | 184 | 182 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | S 21 | S 10 | S 9 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | SW 14 |
4 | 4 | 47 | 22 | 42 | 77 | 30 | 27 | 198 | 192 | 120 | 115 | 70 | 68 | 42 | 40 | 51 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 38 | 49 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 26 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 47 | 47 | 26 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 67 | 11 | 26 |
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