Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Direction (Hurdies) today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Direction (Hurdies) at 11PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cape Direction (Hurdies). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 53 | 51 | 85 | 123 | 117 | 151 | 122 | 182 | 169 | 246 | 433 | 597 | 848 | 904 | 2830 | 3417 | 3451 | 2320 | 2104 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:06PM1.00m | 2:34AM0.59m | 12:45PM1.03m | 3:26AM0.60m | 1:29PM1.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM0.33m | 5:06AM0.57m | 8:48PM0.30m | 5:53AM0.58m | 9:30PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 24 | — | SW 22 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
12 | 53 | 51 | 85 | 123 | 117 | 151 | 94 | 182 | 169 | 246 | 433 | 597 | 848 | 904 | 11 | — | 118 | 2320 | 2104 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
55 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 122 | 54 | 82 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | E 6 | SW 4 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 6 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 71 | 2830 | 3417 | 3451 | 54 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 26 | 6 | 47 | 102 | 577 | 571 | 582 | 95 | 14 | 14 |
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