Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Direction (Hurdies) today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Direction (Hurdies) at 8AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cape Direction (Hurdies). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
126 | 123 | 87 | 97 | 99 | 95 | 87 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 106 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 85 | 123 | 117 | 151 | 122 | 119 | 169 | 276 | 428 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:06AM0.63m | 11:32AM0.97m | 1:25AM0.60m | 12:06PM1.00m | 2:34AM0.59m | 12:45PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM0.54m | 7:19PM0.38m | 4:36AM0.56m | 8:05PM0.33m | 5:06AM0.57m | 8:48PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
126 | 123 | 87 | 97 | 99 | 12 | 87 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 106 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 85 | 123 | 117 | 151 | 95 | 119 | 169 | 276 | 428 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 14 | SSW 16 | E 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 |
3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 95 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 64 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 122 | 86 | 54 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 14 | E 14 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | NE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | ENE 7 | E 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | E 8 | — | — |
4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | 66 | 64 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 6 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 65 | 66 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 509 | 26 | 26 |
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