Cape Direction (Hurdies) Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 147.42° E

Cape Direction (Hurdies) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Direction (Hurdies) sea temperature is
11.6°C
0.1° 

Cape Direction (Hurdies) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cape Direction (Hurdies) today (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Direction (Hurdies) at 3AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

Table - waves today at Cape Direction (Hurdies). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1.7
SW
12
2.3
SW
6
2.2
SW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.5
S
8
0.8
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
711
850
815
632
514
413
323
313
244
186
195
198
841
362
760
415
313
215
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
0
SE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
E
5
NNW
5
E
5
SE
5
SW
5
NW
15
WNW
25
W
35
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:24AM0.62m
3:47PM1.13m
6:02AM0.64m
4:34PM1.14m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.21m
8:38AM0.56m
11:35PM0.20m
9:34AM0.56m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
9
8
9
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
11
11
11
10
10
9
11
10
10
9
6
3
0
0
3
5
5
6
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