Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 2AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 834 | 1087 | 1718 | 3385 | 3737 | 2973 | 2299 | 1006 | 1193 | 882 | 825 | 1109 | 1021 | 2613 | 997 | 1025 | 913 | 1034 | 982 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:31PM1.46m | 5:52AM1.30m | 6:03PM1.32m | 6:27AM1.18m | 6:40PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45PM0.30m | 11:50AM0.41m | 00:16AM0.43m | 12:22PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 834 | 1087 | 1718 | 3385 | 3737 | 2973 | 2299 | 854 | 1193 | 669 | 814 | 1109 | 1021 | 193 | 997 | 1025 | 865 | 710 | 530 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 119 | — | — | 221 | 309 | 520 | 596 | 694 | 609 | 572 | 329 | 304 | 193 | 106 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 262 | 159 | 247 | — | — | — | 105 | 1006 | 716 | 882 | 825 | 934 | 896 | 2613 | 859 | 876 | 913 | 1034 | 982 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 417 | 68 | 163 | 139 | 2 | 406 | 417 | 417 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 471 | 2 | 957 | 55 | 54 |
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