Cape Direction (Hurdies) Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 147.42° E

Cape Direction (Hurdies) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Direction (Hurdies) sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.9° 

Cape Direction (Hurdies) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cape Direction (Hurdies) today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Direction (Hurdies) at 4AM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)6ft (1.9m)17s
Afternoon (17 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

Table - waves today at Cape Direction (Hurdies). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
911
669
1230
1633
2120
1821
1318
974
783
629
573
465
452
356
398
392
432
425
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:59PM1.18m
11:27AM0.73m
8:51PM1.06m
11:54AM0.77m
9:44PM0.92m
Low Tide
4:02AM0.07m
2:27PM0.68m
4:41AM0.17m
4:00PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:57
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
12
11
12
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
11
8
8
8
7
7
8
10
9
8
6
8
7
8
11
12
11
10
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