Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 9PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 212 | 209 | 169 | 167 | 137 | 125 | 78 | 187 | 763 | 1144 | 862 | 763 | 610 | 379 | 421 | 483 | 546 | 691 | 569 | 311 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:05PM1.42m | 6:42AM1.27m | 7:07PM1.26m | 8:01AM1.16m | 8:42PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48AM0.32m | 00:23AM0.32m | 12:43PM0.45m | 1:29AM0.46m | 2:10PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 223 | 212 | 35 | 169 | 167 | 137 | 32 | 32 | 187 | 763 | 1144 | 862 | 763 | 610 | 348 | 240 | 314 | 325 | 508 | 499 | 287 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | NW 15 | SW 12 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 6 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 209 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 125 | 78 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 194 | 85 | 23 | 240 | 282 | 158 | 161 | — | — | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | NW 15 | NW 15 | W 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 43 | 19 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 56 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 53 | 144 | 248 | 379 | 421 | 483 | 546 | 691 | 569 | 311 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 371 | 2 | 143 | 153 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 157 | 157 | 194 | 242 | 242 | 217 | 55 | 417 | 418 | 54 | 0 |
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