Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hope Beach today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hope Beach at 7PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Hope Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 696 | 961 | 627 | 1655 | 1484 | 1484 | 1972 | 12411 | 13790 | 13256 | 2980 | 2455 | 2119 | 1853 | 1785 | 1943 | 2134 | 2107 | 2281 | 2252 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | 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-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:00PM0.75m | 8:43AM0.42m | 6:54PM0.70m | 9:21AM0.44m | 7:48PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51AM0.04m | 12:14PM0.37m | 2:35AM0.09m | 1:27PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | |  |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 696 | 961 | 627 | 1655 | 1484 | 1484 | 1972 | 2588 | 3588 | 3293 | 2980 | 2455 | 2119 | 1853 | 1785 | 1943 | 2134 | 2107 | 2281 | 2252 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 100 | 71 | 427 | 48 | 30 | 48 | 30 | 30 | 69 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | — | E 10 | E 12 | ESE 12 | — | E 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | SE 16 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 12 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 129 | — | 71 | 27 | 29 | — | 12 | 15 | — | — | 15 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 35 | 40 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 12411 | 13790 | 13256 | — | — | — | 6 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 26 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 60 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 578 | 60 | 7 |
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