Hope Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.02° S 147.51° E

Hope Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hope Beach sea temperature is
11.6° C
0.6° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hope Beach at 6PM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (23 Jul)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
1
2
2
!
0
!
0
2
4
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
1
3
4
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
11
2.5
SW
12
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1114
1155
1556
3904
6995
9028
8439
5936
4543
2766
2224
1480
1933
2248
2623
2376
1697
883
576
1731
305
247
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
W
40
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:44PM0.63m
3:25AM0.34m
2:17PM0.66m
4:29AM0.35m
2:56PM0.68m
Low Tide
6:10AM0.31m
9:37PM0.21m
6:37AM0.32m
10:16PM0.18m
7:14AM0.33m
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:02
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
7
8
8
6
6
5
4
5
6
6
9
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
12
10
11
11
Feels °C
0
0
0
-1
-3
-5
-4
-4
-1
1
3
5
5
4
7
6
7
7
9
7
8
7
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