Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 6PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 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) | S 8 | WSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 454 | 405 | 405 | 454 | 582 | 409 | 266 | 215 | 171 | 181 | 215 | 282 | 326 | 321 | 238 | 392 | 234 | 241 | 444 | 336 | 342 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:04PM1.74m | 4:28AM1.59m | 4:39PM1.68m | 5:05AM1.51m | 5:19PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM0.07m | 10:19PM0.00m | 10:27AM0.12m | 10:55PM0.07m | 11:05AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 454 | 405 | 320 | 278 | 582 | 409 | 266 | 191 | 136 | 150 | 157 | 282 | 326 | 321 | 238 | 392 | 234 | 241 | 444 | 336 | 342 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 12 | N 4 | N 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | 402 | 402 | — | 10 | 222 | 222 | 218 | 215 | 171 | 109 | 215 | 47 | 142 | 150 | 106 | 59 | 137 | 137 | 10 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | NNE 4 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 76 | 74 | 125 | 181 | 107 | 2 | — | 43 | 153 | — | 40 | 25 | 21 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | E 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 405 | 454 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 10 | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 120 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 119 | 2 | 2 | 91 |
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