Hope Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.02° S 147.51° E

Hope Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hope Beach sea temperature is
10.9° C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Hope Beach today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hope Beach at 6PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
522
419
302
284
193
137
126
123
87
97
99
95
74
66
64
64
62
59
55
53
51
51
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
10
NE
30
NE
20
NE
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
35
N
35
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:07AM0.56m
00:08AM0.38m
11:36AM0.59m
1:25AM0.37m
12:10PM0.61m
Low Tide
4:14AM0.30m
6:26PM0.26m
4:26AM0.33m
7:21PM0.23m
4:43AM0.34m
8:07PM0.20m
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
15
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
15
17
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
6
8
11
8
9
8
7
7
7
9
10
13
7
7
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
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