Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 10AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1771 | 1638 | 1488 | 1351 | 1092 | 1111 | 741 | 722 | 683 | 780 | 897 | 2634 | 3803 | 1933 | 3039 | 7597 | 6108 | 2668 | 2278 | 2247 | 2090 | 2032 | 1975 | 1639 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 1:13AM1.23m | 1:52PM1.24m | 1:56AM1.30m | 2:28PM1.34m | 2:33AM1.38m | 3:01PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.40m | 8:01PM0.47m | 8:20AM0.32m | 8:37PM0.39m | 8:53AM0.25m | 9:10PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1771 | 1638 | 1488 | 1351 | 1092 | 1111 | 741 | 722 | 683 | 780 | 897 | 2634 | 3803 | 1933 | 3039 | 3020 | 6108 | 2668 | 2278 | 2247 | 2090 | 2032 | 1975 | 1639 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 67 | 326 | 314 | 305 | 440 | 304 | 215 | 399 | 496 | 115 | — | 995 | — | — | — | — | 718 | 503 | 389 | — | — | 258 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | S 11 | — | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 21 | — | 133 | 241 | 419 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 78 | 170 | 225 | 176 | 137 | 200 | 569 | 1557 | 7597 | 1279 | 885 | — | — | — | 278 | 286 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 55 | 157 | 2 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 103 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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