Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Direction (Hurdies) today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Direction (Hurdies) at 12AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cape Direction (Hurdies). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
874 | 886 | 1016 | 1498 | 1665 | 6057 | 5885 | 6130 | 4429 | 4873 | 4619 | 1095 | 4760 | 1049 | 907 | 1111 | 2480 | 4201 | 1886 | 1596 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:05PM1.00m | 8:25AM0.83m | 8:07PM0.92m | 9:02AM0.90m | 9:17PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:48PM0.51m | 2:03AM0.28m | 2:01PM0.47m | 2:39AM0.34m | 3:15PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
874 | 886 | 1016 | 1498 | 1665 | 1795 | 1726 | 1419 | 1207 | 1156 | 1034 | 1095 | 1138 | 1049 | 907 | 1111 | 1307 | 2120 | 1886 | 1596 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 22 | S 17 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — |
19 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 93 | 276 | 361 | 972 | 1309 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | NE 9 | SSW 21 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | — | — |
2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 148 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | W 3 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 2 | SW 13 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | — | — |
3 | 5 | 3 | — | 5 | 6057 | 5885 | 6130 | 4429 | 4873 | 4619 | 1 | 4760 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2480 | 4201 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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