Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 11PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1504 | 1467 | 1219 | 1254 | 1358 | 1382 | 1418 | 1319 | 1247 | 1228 | 734 | 551 | 374 | 748 | 421 | 203 | 156 | 162 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:03AM1.26m | 12:45PM1.34m | 1:05AM1.39m | 1:34PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56PM0.52m | 6:32AM0.37m | 7:03PM0.36m | 7:23AM0.24m | 7:51PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1504 | 1467 | 1219 | 1254 | 1358 | 1382 | 1418 | 1319 | 1247 | 1228 | 734 | 551 | 374 | 748 | 421 | 194 | 156 | 140 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 194 | — | 126 | 99 | 55 | 49 | 12 | 6 | — | — | 386 | 367 | 339 | 29 | 192 | 203 | 140 | 130 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | SW 18 | SW 12 | — | WSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 93 | — | 26 | 79 | 64 | 88 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 10 | S 4 |
| kJ | 155 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 162 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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