Hideaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.19° S 177.64° E

Hideaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hideaway sea temperature is
25.3° C
0.5° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hideaway at 2AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
1
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
13
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
434
591
591
486
503
816
947
901
755
748
743
669
579
418
404
297
265
240
260
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:36AM1.37m
1:37PM1.16m
1:35AM1.34m
2:42PM1.16m
Low Tide
6:14PM0.61m
7:18AM0.46m
7:16PM0.65m
8:22AM0.45m
8:21PM0.65m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
21
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
19
19
19
18
19
19
20
19
20
20
20
20
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