
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hope Beach today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hope Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hope Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
331 | 326 | 294 | 289 | 224 | 258 | 206 | 161 | 164 | 150 | 150 | 147 | 140 | 133 | 130 | 196 | 157 | 190 | 186 | 575 | 350 | 432 | 516 | 763 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:15AM0.67m | 8:56AM0.67m | 9:40AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM0.10m | 5:28PM0.10m | 6:09PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:10 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
331 | 326 | 294 | 289 | 224 | 31 | 206 | 161 | 164 | 150 | 150 | 147 | 140 | 133 | 130 | 101 | 157 | 150 | 157 | 575 | 350 | 432 | 516 | 763 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SW 8 |
35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 64 | 62 | 1 | 140 | 190 | 186 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 135 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | NNE 6 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | NE 8 |
6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 3 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 258 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | 4 | — | — | 176 | 97 | 128 | 86 | 248 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 89 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 540 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
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