
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Direction (Hurdies) today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Direction (Hurdies) at 10AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cape Direction (Hurdies). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
719 | 568 | 696 | 848 | 2242 | 3397 | 3079 | 2943 | 2516 | 2246 | 1619 | 2413 | 2212 | 1949 | 1689 | 1382 | 1216 | 1057 | 1038 | 908 | 898 | 898 | 908 | 888 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:26AM0.76m | 3:33PM1.07m | 5:55AM0.79m | 4:30PM1.00m | 6:20AM0.82m | 5:28PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.64m | 11:05PM0.15m | 10:30AM0.59m | 11:42PM0.23m | 11:35AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
719 | 568 | 696 | 848 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1619 | 2413 | 2212 | 1949 | 1689 | 1382 | 1216 | 1057 | 1038 | 908 | 898 | 898 | 908 | 888 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 12 |
9 | 4 | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 528 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | E 13 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 8 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 2 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
— | 2 | 6 | 15 | 2242 | 3397 | 3079 | 2943 | 2516 | 2246 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 149 | 165 | 101 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 47 | 22 | 965 | 920 | 117 | 67 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 452 | 222 | 21 |
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