Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 2PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1028 | 964 | 836 | 822 | 734 | 671 | 604 | 604 | 661 | 976 | 1983 | 2094 | 1888 | 1836 | 1491 | 1349 | 1272 | 1077 | 943 | 814 | 930 | 1130 | 1081 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:29PM1.64m | 2:47AM1.57m | 2:59PM1.72m | 3:19AM1.62m | 3:30PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM0.16m | 8:44PM0.09m | 8:50AM0.10m | 9:14PM0.02m | 9:20AM0.07m | 9:46PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1028 | 964 | 836 | 822 | 734 | 671 | 604 | 604 | 497 | 976 | 1983 | 2094 | 1888 | 1836 | 1491 | 1349 | 1272 | 1077 | 943 | 814 | 768 | 606 | 491 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 36 | 155 | 298 | 661 | 505 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 9 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 31 | 106 | 298 | 360 | 388 | 408 | 539 | 688 | 930 | 1130 | 1081 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 198 | 157 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 469 | 417 | 417 | 103 |
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