Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 4AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 582 | 554 | 1115 | 1155 | 2053 | 1722 | 1551 | 1405 | 1383 | 1152 | 1000 | 830 | 816 | 692 | 790 | 888 | 792 | 619 | 639 | 1271 | 1776 | 2314 | 2911 | 2803 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:34AM1.59m | 2:51PM1.73m | 3:11AM1.63m | 3:26PM1.77m | 3:45AM1.63m | 3:58PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42AM0.06m | 9:08PM0.01m | 9:16AM0.03m | 9:43PM-0.01m | 9:49AM0.04m | 10:15PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 582 | 554 | 1115 | 1155 | 2053 | 1722 | 1551 | 1405 | 1383 | 1152 | 1000 | 368 | 816 | 692 | 569 | 385 | 324 | 313 | 639 | 1271 | 1776 | 2314 | 2911 | 2803 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 13 | S 9 |
| kJ | 114 | 534 | 605 | 560 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 830 | — | — | — | 73 | 134 | 248 | 126 | — | — | 260 | 721 | 471 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 72 | 65 | 52 | 57 | 73 | 88 | 129 | 158 | 198 | 267 | 355 | — | 365 | 522 | 790 | 888 | 792 | 619 | 606 | 521 | 450 | 435 | 492 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 162 | 162 | 370 | 198 | 225 | 225 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 139 | 471 | 103 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 122 | 0 |
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