Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 11PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1604 | 3015 | 2528 | 2476 | 2954 | 2633 | 1812 | 1292 | 1528 | 1925 | 1402 | 921 | 707 | 588 | 398 | 625 | 696 | 753 | 769 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:15PM1.33m | 8:02AM1.14m | 8:36PM1.20m | 9:51AM1.09m | 10:31PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM0.44m | 1:58PM0.55m | 3:14AM0.53m | 4:00PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | S 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 |
| kJ | 1019 | 1036 | 478 | 298 | 193 | 186 | 143 | 95 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 71 | 398 | 40 | 39 | 211 | 595 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | W 26 | WSW 24 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 191 | 13 | 58 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1604 | 3015 | 2528 | 2476 | 2954 | 2633 | 1812 | 1292 | 1528 | 1925 | 1402 | 921 | 707 | 588 | — | 625 | 696 | 753 | 769 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 974 | 1038 | 1309 | 1147 | 1160 | 1147 | 1309 | 3893 | 103 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 0 |
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