Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (07 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 6AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1256 | 1215 | 1304 | 1686 | 2355 | 3572 | 3172 | 4607 | 3530 | 2521 | 1909 | 1622 | 1291 | 1204 | 787 | 698 | 673 | 525 | 320 | 240 | 204 | 240 | 144 | 267 | 82 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:52AM1.45m | 1:57PM1.58m | 2:25AM1.49m | 2:30PM1.58m | 2:57AM1.51m | 3:02PM1.57m | 3:28AM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54AM0.26m | 8:19PM0.11m | 8:28AM0.23m | 8:50PM0.10m | 9:00AM0.22m | 9:20PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | 7:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1256 | 1215 | 1304 | 1686 | 2355 | 3572 | 3172 | 5 | 3530 | 2521 | 1909 | 1622 | 1291 | 2 | 787 | 698 | 673 | 525 | 320 | 240 | 204 | 147 | 144 | 100 | 82 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | NW 11 | W 11 | SW 21 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 19 | S 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 214 | 207 | 160 | 116 | 339 | 13 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | 18 | 224 | 228 | 202 | 158 | 15 | 92 | 44 | 30 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 9 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 80 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 17 | — | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 4 | S 10 | SSW 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 412 | 4607 | — | — | — | — | — | 1204 | 104 | 101 | 62 | — | — | — | — | 240 | 41 | 267 | 149 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 162 | 1243 | 1418 | 417 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 162 | 122 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 139 | 120 | 2 | 120 | 2 |
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