Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Direction (Hurdies) today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Direction (Hurdies) at 5AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cape Direction (Hurdies). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2917 | 3611 | 3669 | 3943 | 3857 | 1550 | 5600 | 5515 | 7734 | 7331 | 1560 | 1479 | 1419 | 6350 | 1850 | 2167 | 2167 | 2167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:25PM0.64m | 9:40AM0.98m | 00:56AM0.63m | 10:18AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.34m | 2:34AM0.60m | 5:41PM0.31m | 2:44AM0.62m | 6:29PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1550 | 3360 | 3177 | 2609 | 2130 | 1560 | 1479 | 1419 | 1667 | 1850 | 2167 | 2167 | 2167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 14 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 2917 | 3611 | 3669 | 3943 | 3857 | 736 | 5600 | 5515 | 7734 | 7331 | 31 | 39 | 29 | 6350 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 117 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 117 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 551 |
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