Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 13). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 412 | 379 | 229 | 170 | 370 | 102 | 329 | 512 | 605 | 888 | 3209 | 3789 | 4025 | 2664 | 5292 | 2626 | 4140 | 3409 | 2805 | 1395 | 3028 | 3280 | 1133 | 844 | 804 | 663 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:07AM1.35m | 5:14PM1.30m | 5:45AM1.27m | 5:53PM1.21m | 6:32AM1.21m | 6:41PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM0.41m | 11:26PM0.37m | 11:47AM0.50m | 00:04AM0.45m | 12:35PM0.58m | 00:51AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | 7:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | SSW 14 | W 10 | SW 14 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 412 | 379 | 229 | 170 | 173 | 102 | 131 | 379 | 590 | 888 | 48 | 3789 | 30 | 2664 | 17 | 2626 | 2289 | 1948 | 2805 | 1395 | 1021 | 925 | 741 | 584 | 511 | 450 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 98 | 98 | 27 | 59 | 154 | 98 | 98 | 74 | — | 49 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 17 | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 29 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 14 | S 7 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 198 | 176 | 140 | 98 | 370 | 188 | 329 | 512 | 605 | 607 | 3209 | — | 4025 | 572 | 5292 | 966 | 4140 | 3409 | 421 | 359 | 3028 | 3280 | 1133 | 844 | 804 | 663 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 122 | 162 | 162 | 526 | 490 | 242 | 182 | 129 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 1032 | 471 | 471 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 471 | 471 | 217 | 217 | 76 | 54 |
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