Hideaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.19° S 177.64° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hideaway sea temperature is

24.7°C

Hideaway surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hideaway today (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hideaway at 9AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	16s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	16s
Evening (23 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	14s

Table - waves today at Hideaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 23							Thursday 24								Friday 25
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	4031	3792	3182	2823	2549	2038	1647	1435	1159	999	669	659	536	615	709	1184	1321	1754	2024	2230	2663	2155	2503
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		3:41AM1.39m				4:28PM1.36m				4:24AM1.45m				5:03PM1.45m				5:05AM1.50m				5:37PM1.54m
Low Tide				10:10AM0.34m				10:23PM0.50m				10:47AM0.29m				11:04PM0.42m				11:22AM0.25m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	4	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	23	24	23	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	20	21	21	21	21
Feels °C	18	19	21	22	20	19	19	20	19	19	19	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	17	18	18	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	4031	3792	3182	2823	2549	2038	1647	1435	1159	999	669	659	536	465	709	1184	1321	1754	2024	2230	2663	2155	2503
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 14	S 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 12	—	—	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	—	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	109	144	179	232	173	155	147	156	140	167	280	399	395	615	268	—	—	10	10	16	—	16	28
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	—	SE 10	—	SE 14	—	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	S 11	S 10	SE 12	SSE 10	—	—	—	SE 12	SE 12	—	—	SE 14
kJ	18	12	11	—	4	—	7	—	38	140	283	110	108	6	20	—	—	—	5	5	—	—	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	ESE 6
kJ	72	72	74	74	72	72	64	52	52	52	164	161	173	41	110	281	244	158	117	80	195	55	156
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4
Distance (km)	60	60	49	801	801	60	60	60	801	60	803	803	803	803	1182	801	802	801	801	801	801	1150	1150
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	9

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