Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 11AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | 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 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1367 | 1247 | 1346 | 1053 | 1164 | 1182 | 1083 | 1067 | 1050 | 864 | 864 | 796 | 746 | 659 | 680 | 609 | 600 | 512 | 423 | 373 | 314 | 303 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.50m | 3:39AM1.48m | 4:03PM1.56m | 4:11AM1.49m | 4:33PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.19m | 9:41PM0.27m | 9:51AM0.15m | 10:12PM0.23m | 10:19AM0.14m | 10:43PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | 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 11 |
| kJ | 1367 | 1247 | 1346 | 1053 | 1164 | 1182 | 1083 | 1067 | 1050 | 864 | 864 | 796 | 746 | 659 | 680 | 609 | 600 | 512 | 423 | 373 | 314 | 303 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | W 20 | W 19 | S 5 | S 5 | NNE 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 137 | 86 | 63 | 42 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 31 | 60 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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