Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 8AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 784 | 736 | 712 | 646 | 448 | 396 | 965 | 1152 | 1285 | 1280 | 1261 | 1200 | 1011 | 918 | 760 | 725 | 573 | 488 | 443 | 384 | 414 | 393 | 453 | 350 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:55AM0.97m | 9:43PM0.98m | 11:17AM1.01m | 11:38PM1.04m | 12:23PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04AM0.67m | 3:05PM0.76m | 4:52AM0.68m | 5:50PM0.70m | 6:13AM0.58m | 6:44PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 784 | 736 | 712 | 646 | 448 | 396 | 965 | 1152 | 1285 | 1280 | 1261 | 1200 | 1011 | 918 | 760 | 725 | 573 | 488 | 443 | 384 | 414 | 393 | 453 | 350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 278 | 173 | 66 | 84 | 341 | 350 | — | — | 252 | 185 | 152 | 99 | 76 | — | — | — | 111 | 149 | 114 | 66 | 49 | 58 | 57 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | SW 18 | SSW 16 | — | — | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | 127 | — | 255 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | 12 | 24 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 136 | — | 102 | 50 | 115 | 275 | 318 | — | — | — | — | 76 | 46 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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