Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 9PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1680 | 1712 | 1712 | 1495 | 1370 | 1235 | 1014 | 1077 | 904 | 766 | 543 | 554 | 451 | 412 | 430 | 438 | 540 | 540 | 531 | 438 | 430 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:07PM1.37m | 2:13AM1.39m | 2:36PM1.49m | 2:44AM1.48m | 3:04PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18PM0.35m | 8:28AM0.23m | 8:47PM0.25m | 8:55AM0.16m | 9:16PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 1680 | 1712 | 1712 | 1495 | 1370 | 1235 | 1014 | 1077 | 904 | 766 | 543 | 554 | 451 | 363 | 430 | 438 | 540 | 540 | 531 | 438 | 430 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 86 | — | — | 160 | 54 | 113 | 295 | 273 | 292 | 230 | 410 | 286 | 363 | 412 | 347 | 341 | 306 | 247 | 239 | 239 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 26 | 99 | 142 | 220 | 273 | 252 | 242 | 123 | 85 | 6 | — | 26 | 53 | 107 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 303 | 295 | 338 | 403 | 332 | 302 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 139 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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