Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hope Beach today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hope Beach at 2AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Hope Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
329 | 318 | 263 | 246 | 224 | 655 | 632 | 722 | 787 | 693 | 314 | 305 | 522 | 419 | 302 | 220 | 193 | 137 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:44PM0.48m | 10:42AM0.53m | 10:52PM0.42m | 11:07AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01AM0.26m | 5:20PM0.29m | 4:14AM0.30m | 6:26PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
329 | 318 | 263 | 246 | 130 | 655 | 632 | 722 | 787 | 693 | 314 | 305 | 522 | 419 | 302 | 220 | 193 | 137 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | SE 14 | SSW 17 | SE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 | S 18 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | E 13 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 224 | 7 | 70 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 235 | 230 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 10 | SW 13 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 16 | — | — | E 16 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 47 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 3 |
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