Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 7PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1487 | 1412 | 725 | 963 | 1005 | 892 | 1370 | 1995 | 1574 | 1140 | 953 | 718 | 1219 | 1410 | 1710 | 1737 | 1939 | 1901 | 1837 | 2041 | 1947 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:44PM1.45m | 2:01AM1.52m | 2:31PM1.59m | 2:48AM1.60m | 3:13PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56PM0.26m | 8:20AM0.11m | 8:44PM0.13m | 9:02AM0.03m | 9:28PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | — | 617 | 606 | 268 | 1005 | 861 | 1370 | 1995 | 1574 | 1140 | 953 | 718 | 561 | 1410 | 1710 | 1737 | 1939 | 1901 | 1837 | 2041 | 1947 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | W 27 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | NNE 5 | SSW 10 | WSW 23 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 184 | 317 | 640 | 892 | 492 | 14 | 10 | 38 | 226 | 692 | 1219 | 251 | 449 | 382 | 259 | 173 | 24 | 78 | 350 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 26 | WSW 25 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | N 6 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 119 | 121 | — | — | 27 | 62 | 38 | 38 | — | — | — | 166 | 115 | 85 | 65 | 3 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 10 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 1487 | 1412 | 725 | 963 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 38 | 349 | 12 | 10 | — | 21 | — | 25 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 71 | 16 | 14 | 91 |
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