Cape Direction (Hurdies) Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 147.42° E

Cape Direction (Hurdies) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 22 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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Direction (Hurdies) at 1AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (23 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
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3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2351
1873
1659
1499
1060
874
1708
1493
1315
1035
850
742
731
633
742
711
691
721
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:08AM0.60m
2:14PM1.09m
4:46AM0.61m
3:01PM1.12m
Low Tide
9:30PM0.26m
6:48AM0.58m
10:12PM0.24m
7:43AM0.57m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
10
10
11
12
13
14
12
10
10
13
13
14
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
3
4
5
5
6
7
9
11
8
6
6
9
9
10
12
12
12
10
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