Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 12PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 254 | 273 | 589 | 556 | 494 | 486 | 479 | 479 | 527 | 479 | 535 | 535 | 502 | 528 | 361 | 361 | 609 | 600 | 659 | 629 | 784 | 578 | 525 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:04PM1.60m | 5:15AM1.46m | 5:35PM1.58m | 5:51AM1.40m | 6:10PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47AM0.15m | 11:14PM0.21m | 11:17AM0.18m | 11:47PM0.23m | 11:49AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 254 | 273 | 589 | 556 | 494 | 486 | 479 | 479 | 527 | 479 | 535 | 535 | 502 | 528 | 361 | 361 | 609 | 600 | 659 | 629 | 784 | 578 | 525 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | SW 16 | N 10 | N 10 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 196 | 188 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 15 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 255 | 248 | 51 | 123 | 167 | 217 | 152 | 324 | 319 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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