
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hope Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hope Beach at 7AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hope Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2079 | 1609 | 1248 | 834 | 618 | 461 | 265 | 372 | 1306 | 1450 | 3400 | 2936 | 2924 | 2104 | 1847 | 2294 | 3792 | 14435 | 4736 | 4272 | 3574 | 2942 | 2336 | 1619 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:07AM0.40m | 12:47PM0.64m | 3:35AM0.40m | 1:39PM0.65m | 4:05AM0.42m | 2:30PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.38m | 8:43PM0.14m | 6:47AM0.37m | 9:24PM0.13m | 7:51AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 17 | S 17 | E 12 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
2079 | 1609 | 1248 | 834 | 618 | 461 | 265 | 372 | 381 | 717 | 3 | — | — | 2104 | 1847 | 2294 | 3792 | 5111 | 4736 | 4272 | 3574 | 2942 | 2336 | 1619 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 | S 11 | NE 8 | SE 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 114 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | E 13 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 16 | W 4 | — | — | SW 3 | — | NNE 3 |
— | — | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 35 | 1306 | 1450 | 3400 | 2936 | 2924 | 43 | 46 | 48 | 39 | 14435 | 15 | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 34 | 578 | 579 | 733 | 803 | 765 | 1046 | 455 | 60 | 89 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 765 | 19 | 3 |
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