Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 10PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 785 | 690 | 981 | 802 | 1427 | 1982 | 2318 | 2693 | 2824 | 3436 | 3732 | 3781 | 3674 | 3540 | 3348 | 3133 | 2959 | 2528 | 2386 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:04PM1.66m | 5:25AM1.47m | 5:40PM1.58m | 6:05AM1.38m | 6:21PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.12m | 11:23AM0.20m | 11:55PM0.20m | 12:01PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 785 | 690 | 981 | 802 | 1427 | 1982 | 2318 | 2693 | 2824 | 3436 | 3732 | 3781 | 3674 | 3540 | 3348 | 3133 | 2959 | 2528 | 2386 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 74 | 89 | 318 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 14 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 191 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | 47 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 129 | 135 | 120 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 153 | 162 | 139 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 2 |
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