Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 11AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 338 | 384 | 444 | 431 | 392 | 367 | 435 | 384 | 371 | 293 | 293 | 220 | 216 | 212 | 200 | 145 | 142 | 100 | 264 | 512 | 829 | 1351 | 1161 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:00PM1.27m | 1:11AM1.28m | 1:31PM1.41m | 1:44AM1.40m | 2:00PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM0.46m | 7:18PM0.44m | 7:24AM0.35m | 7:47PM0.31m | 7:53AM0.25m | 8:16PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 338 | 384 | 444 | 431 | 392 | 367 | 435 | 384 | 371 | 293 | 293 | 220 | 216 | 212 | 200 | 145 | 127 | 86 | 63 | 512 | 829 | 1351 | 1161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | S 15 | N 4 | S 13 | S 13 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | S 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 234 | 147 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 82 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 142 | 100 | 102 | 137 | 128 | 12 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | N 3 | N 4 | — | S 14 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 7 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — |
| kJ | 25 | 9 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 264 | 46 | 137 | 28 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 16 | 153 | 14 | 30 | 119 | 105 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 139 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 129 | 0 | 2 |
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