Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 8AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1810 | 1676 | 1498 | 1376 | 1310 | 1268 | 858 | 836 | 858 | 874 | 759 | 634 | 622 | 525 | 435 | 312 | 306 | 255 | 255 | 209 | 143 | 166 | 118 | 174 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:58PM1.40m | 12:50PM1.32m | 1:04AM1.48m | 1:48PM1.43m | 2:02AM1.56m | 2:40PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34AM0.28m | 6:53PM0.38m | 7:34AM0.18m | 7:55PM0.27m | 8:27AM0.09m | 8:49PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | W 12 |
| kJ | 1810 | 1676 | 1498 | 1376 | 1310 | 1268 | 858 | 836 | 858 | 874 | 759 | 634 | 622 | 525 | 435 | 312 | 306 | 255 | 255 | 209 | 143 | 166 | 118 | 174 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 175 | 163 | 155 | 152 | 196 | 225 | 225 | 217 | 199 | 192 | 149 | 146 | 144 | 141 | 98 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 68 | 65 | 41 | 40 | 65 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | — | W 14 | W 20 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | WSW 12 | W 9 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 178 | — | — | 33 | 7 | 13 | 181 | 120 | 37 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 38 | 46 | 40 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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