Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 10PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 291 | 352 | 631 | 668 | 452 | 569 | 577 | 663 | 813 | 1076 | 1189 | 2157 | 817 | 950 | 2658 | 2576 | 2530 | 2412 | 1323 | 1144 | 980 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.66m | 3:46AM1.57m | 4:02PM1.70m | 4:17AM1.57m | 4:32PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.10m | 9:45PM0.11m | 9:50AM0.08m | 10:14PM0.08m | 10:19AM0.09m | 10:45PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 291 | 227 | 631 | 668 | 452 | 569 | 577 | 663 | 813 | 1076 | 1189 | 2157 | 817 | 950 | 2658 | 2576 | 2530 | 1571 | 1323 | 1144 | 980 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 133 | 352 | 177 | 171 | 131 | 128 | 106 | 47 | 47 | 53 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 284 | 133 | — | — | 77 | 64 | 82 | 50 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 10 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSE 11 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 239 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 87 | 38 | 643 | 599 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 2412 | 263 | 384 | 408 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 122 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 0 | 213 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 417 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 370 | 417 | 225 | 129 |
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