Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 3AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 605 | 1185 | 1023 | 1053 | 1155 | 1092 | 651 | 780 | 891 | 1073 | 1201 | 1398 | 1200 | 1068 | 3753 | 3228 | 3500 | 1796 | 1086 | 1053 | 961 | 784 | 689 | 504 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:23PM1.62m | 4:40AM1.59m | 5:12PM1.61m | 5:31AM1.51m | 6:02PM1.57m | 6:23AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33PM0.13m | 10:55AM0.07m | 11:25PM0.17m | 11:43AM0.14m | 00:18AM0.24m | 12:31PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 192 | — | 1023 | 1053 | 1155 | 1092 | 386 | 780 | 891 | 1073 | 1201 | 1398 | 1200 | 1034 | 2295 | 2090 | 1665 | 1796 | 1086 | 1053 | 961 | 784 | 689 | 504 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 64 | 145 | 137 | 257 | 651 | 96 | — | 79 | 442 | 588 | 931 | 1068 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 217 | 223 | 241 | 217 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 205 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 95 | 159 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 605 | 1185 | — | — | — | — | — | 198 | 173 | 294 | 435 | 504 | 435 | 475 | 3753 | 3228 | 3500 | 306 | 424 | 320 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 54 | 406 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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