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Cape Direction (Hurdies) Surf Forecast
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Cape Direction (Hurdies) surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 16 Apr 2025 AEST
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cape Direction (Hurdies) this week:
The surf forecast for Cape Direction (Hurdies) over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Apr 16) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 16s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cape Direction (Hurdies) in the next 12 days are 1.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Apr 21) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 15s period and expected on Friday (Apr 18) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Wed 16th Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Thu 17th Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Mon 21st Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cape Direction (Hurdies) over the next 12 days.
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Mon 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 8 |
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| Energy (?) | 320 | 341 | 596 | 462 | 285 | 510 | 446 | 305 | 229 | 201 | 65 | 195 | 147 | 104 | 181 | 966 | 735 | 1009 | 860 | 566 | 494 | 269 | 66 | 96 | 86 | 72 | 68 | 103 | 904 | 1952 | 1317 | 1738 | 443 | 280 | 1060 | 191 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | off | cross- on | off | off | cross- on | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:07PM 1.05 | 11:47AM 0.66 | 8:50PM 1.07 | 12:42PM 0.67 | 9:41PM 1.08 | 1:23PM 0.70 | 10:37PM 1.10 | 2:01PM 0.73 | 11:37PM 1.12 | 2:40PM 0.77 | 12:39AM 1.13 | 3:19PM 0.81 | 1:44AM 1.12 | 3:58PM 0.87 | 2:51AM 1.08 | 4:35PM 0.94 | 4:03AM 1.01 | 5:13PM 1.01 | 5:21AM 0.93 | 5:50PM 1.08 | 6:45AM 0.84 | 6:28PM 1.14 | 8:18AM 0.77 | |||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:13AM 0.22 | 1:26PM 0.65 | 5:01AM 0.18 | 2:24PM 0.67 | 5:50AM 0.14 | 3:42PM 0.68 | 6:40AM 0.10 | 5:03PM 0.68 | 7:30AM 0.07 | 6:23PM 0.66 | 8:20AM 0.04 | 7:41PM 0.62 | 9:08AM 0.05 | 8:56PM 0.55 | 9:55AM 0.10 | 10:10PM 0.46 | 10:40AM 0.19 | 11:23PM 0.34 | 11:24AM 0.31 | 12:33AM 0.22 | 12:04PM 0.44 | 1:43AM 0.11 | 12:42PM 0.57 | |||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Mon 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | 6:56 |
| Sunset | 5:37 | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | 5:20 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
Short Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 3-6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 6-9 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | Long Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Information about the Cape Direction (Hurdies) Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Cape Direction (Hurdies) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Cape Direction (Hurdies) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Cape Direction (Hurdies) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Cape Direction (Hurdies)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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