Hideaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.19° S 177.64° E

Hideaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hideaway sea temperature is
25.5° C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Hideaway today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hideaway at 3AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (19 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (19 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
2.1
S
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1527
2925
2943
2948
2561
2417
1072
1200
937
791
1858
501
407
553
434
591
581
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:50PM1.50m
11:27AM1.27m
11:40PM1.42m
12:29PM1.20m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.40m
5:18PM0.52m
6:15AM0.44m
6:14PM0.61m
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cloud
cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
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5:59
5:59
 mm
1
2
3
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
21
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
18
18
18
17
18
19
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
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