
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Direction (Hurdies) today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Direction (Hurdies) at 12AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cape Direction (Hurdies). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
960 | 651 | 497 | 384 | 882 | 817 | 639 | 543 | 621 | 679 | 671 | 561 | 1134 | 980 | 831 | 2960 | 2448 | 1826 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:15PM1.16m | 7:02AM0.58m | 4:58PM1.17m | 7:47AM0.59m | 5:41PM1.17m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.19m | 9:19AM0.56m | 1:02AM0.18m | 10:09AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
960 | 651 | 497 | 384 | 882 | 817 | 639 | 543 | 621 | 679 | 671 | 561 | 1134 | 980 | 17 | 20 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 17 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 19 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 16 | — | — | — |
39 | 37 | 34 | 151 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 148 | 17 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | S 8 | SE 15 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | 33 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
— | 4 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 831 | 2960 | 2448 | 1826 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1616 | 1206 | 582 | 22 |
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