Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 7AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1565 | 1387 | 1075 | 874 | 786 | 645 | 1349 | 1235 | 1170 | 968 | 2281 | 2612 | 4377 | 4357 | 9979 | 9175 | 8284 | 6963 | 6415 | 5149 | 5450 | 5286 | 5212 | 5387 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 11:27AM1.25m | 11:59PM1.25m | 12:27PM1.40m | 00:54AM1.37m | 1:12PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07AM0.50m | 5:56PM0.45m | 6:15AM0.39m | 6:52PM0.30m | 7:03AM0.28m | 7:34PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1565 | 1387 | 1075 | 874 | 786 | 645 | 1349 | 1235 | 1170 | 968 | 1305 | 2108 | 4377 | 2717 | 9979 | 9175 | 8284 | 6963 | 6415 | 5149 | 5450 | 5286 | 5212 | 5387 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 32 | 26 | 277 | — | — | 124 | 475 | 681 | 2612 | 1349 | 4357 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2228 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | 955 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 52 | 2281 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 220 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 2 | 153 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 153 | 450 | 930 | 1032 | 162 | 162 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 176 | 2 | 2 |
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