Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 10AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 830 | 948 | 747 | 694 | 1073 | 710 | 1515 | 7130 | 7420 | 7332 | 5894 | 4951 | 4302 | 4062 | 3390 | 2866 | 2549 | 2005 | 2108 | 2045 | 949 | 1655 | 1710 | 1682 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:50AM1.04m | 11:07PM1.13m | 12:10PM1.08m | 00:19AM1.16m | 1:08PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36AM0.57m | 4:54PM0.67m | 5:58AM0.55m | 6:20PM0.63m | 6:59AM0.48m | 7:18PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 830 | 948 | 747 | 694 | 1073 | 710 | 1234 | 7130 | 7420 | 7332 | 5894 | 4951 | 4302 | 4062 | 3390 | 2866 | 2549 | 2005 | 2108 | 2045 | 949 | 1655 | 1710 | 1682 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 22 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 356 | 246 | 186 | 252 | 18 | 435 | 1515 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 757 | 848 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | NW 5 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 73 | 33 | 249 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 29 | 51 | 60 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 33 | 49 | 53 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 56 | 105 | 125 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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