Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hope Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Hope Beach at 12PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hope Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
568 | 1258 | 1101 | 629 | 418 | 253 | 202 | 217 | 202 | 154 | 138 | 118 | 188 | 192 | 216 | 277 | 344 | 373 | 356 | 433 | 313 | 4056 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:04AM0.39m | 4:39PM0.69m | 6:42AM0.41m | 5:26PM0.68m | 7:18AM0.43m | 6:16PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41AM0.34m | 00:18AM0.12m | 10:41AM0.33m | 00:55AM0.12m | 11:45AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 9 | SW 9 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 219 | 253 | 164 | 217 | 202 | 154 | 83 | 118 | 188 | 192 | 154 | 115 | 164 | 373 | 356 | 433 | 147 | 155 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 10 | SE 15 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
— | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 212 | 202 | 79 | 73 | 54 | 138 | 100 | 73 | 50 | 140 | 167 | 344 | 127 | 42 | 44 | 313 | 371 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | — | NE 8 | SE 15 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 |
9 | — | 35 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 36 | 88 | 78 | 129 | 216 | 277 | 63 | 61 | 55 | 28 | 49 | 49 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 4 | SW 16 |
568 | 1258 | 1101 | 629 | 418 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 47 | 147 | 143 | 130 | 135 | 11 | 4056 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 455 | 541 | 541 | 541 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 60 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 60 | 17 | 0 |
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