Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 292 | 366 | 389 | 473 | 639 | 508 | 1788 | 1647 | 1442 | 1338 | 1500 | 1106 | 1096 | 980 | 889 | 874 | 723 | 592 | 517 | 308 | 415 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 11:51AM1.02m | 00:05AM1.09m | 12:55PM1.13m | 1:01AM1.19m | 1:35PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11PM0.68m | 6:46AM0.54m | 7:09PM0.58m | 7:28AM0.43m | 7:47PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 292 | 366 | 389 | 473 | 639 | 489 | 1788 | 1647 | 1442 | 1338 | 1500 | 1106 | 1096 | 980 | 889 | 874 | 723 | 592 | 517 | 308 | 254 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 242 | 163 | 135 | 130 | 193 | 508 | 103 | 98 | 171 | — | 66 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 93 | 148 | 415 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 123 | 6 | 28 | 51 | — | 288 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 141 | 104 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 265 | — | 51 | 60 | 60 | 65 | 67 | 106 | 106 | 166 | 247 | 324 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 176 | 157 | 122 | 122 |
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