Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 3AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 784 | 784 | 794 | 808 | 799 | 907 | 1064 | 1237 | 1014 | 894 | 686 | 571 | 499 | 404 | 443 | 473 | 616 | 742 | 418 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:07AM1.36m | 1:17PM1.54m | 1:43AM1.48m | 1:51PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.30m | 7:10AM0.31m | 7:39PM0.17m | 7:44AM0.22m | 8:11PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 784 | 784 | 794 | 808 | 799 | 907 | 1064 | 1237 | 1014 | 894 | 686 | 571 | 499 | 404 | 443 | 32 | 21 | 59 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 15 | W 16 |
| kJ | 289 | 284 | 231 | 181 | 171 | 130 | 177 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 59 | 59 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 20 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 13 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NW 15 | NW 15 | W 19 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 96 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 473 | 616 | 742 | 418 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 162 | 471 | 157 | 176 |
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