Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 12AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2744 | 1750 | 2803 | 2525 | 2148 | 1983 | 2061 | 1762 | 1429 | 1102 | 1086 | 892 | 721 | 643 | 496 | 423 | 355 | 349 | 303 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:58PM1.76m | 4:18AM1.59m | 4:30PM1.69m | 4:50AM1.52m | 5:01PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM0.01m | 10:20AM0.09m | 10:46PM0.08m | 10:50AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2744 | 1750 | 2803 | 2525 | 2148 | 1983 | 2061 | 1762 | 1429 | 1102 | 1086 | 892 | 721 | 643 | 496 | 423 | 355 | 349 | 263 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | N 4 | — | S 7 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 1282 | 439 | 398 | 373 | 280 | 173 | 111 | 7 | — | 52 | 2 | 37 | 25 | 15 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 796 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | NNW 4 | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 609 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | 5 | — | 9 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 54 | 123 | 170 | 251 | 303 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 71 | 68 | 109 | 16 | 139 | 142 | 91 | 68 | 119 | 162 | 165 | 417 | 302 | 162 | 206 |
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