Cape Direction (Hurdies) surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 28 May 2026 AEST
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Cape Direction (Hurdies) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape Direction (Hurdies) sea temperature is
13.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cape Direction (Hurdies) today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Direction (Hurdies) at 4PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.8
SE
6
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
110
46
58
34
127
113
268
106
103
96
89
87
86
54
49
47
28
28
14
14
13
40
36
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
0
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
0
NE
5
N
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:22AM0.61m
4:12PM1.06m
5:40AM0.58m
4:38PM1.10m
7:02AM0.58m
5:09PM1.13m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.47m
11:52PM0.33m
9:12AM0.52m
00:34AM0.26m
9:29AM0.56m
1:17AM0.21m
light rain
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
7:28
7:30
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4:45
4:45
4:45
4:45
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
15
15
12
11
10
10
12
14
15
15
16
14
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
13
11
10
11
13
14
10
8
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
12
0.8
SE
6
1
E
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
110
47
108
108
68
66
82
191
184
143
121
91
46
136
133
127
96
94
96
127
127
127
127
98
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.6
E
12
0.8
SE
6
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
112
108
46
72
101
98
113
109
106
103
96
89
87
86
54
49
47
28
28
14
14
13
40
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.5
S
15
0.5
E
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
S
16
0.8
SSW
14
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
NE
11
0.2
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
28
110
73
58
34
127
268
47
77
85
35
19
2
5
6
8
7
6
6
6
6
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
2
E
7
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
219
131
431
1
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
26
26
21
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
0
0
0
8
8
8
8
8
0
8
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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