Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (07 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 10PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5127 | 5452 | 5570 | 5850 | 5338 | 4932 | 4274 | 3519 | 2898 | 2626 | 2824 | 3271 | 3385 | 3318 | 3314 | 2936 | 2656 | 2299 | 2081 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:37AM1.47m | 1:50PM1.64m | 2:14AM1.54m | 2:24PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.17m | 7:43AM0.19m | 8:11PM0.08m | 8:18AM0.14m | 8:44PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 5127 | 5452 | 5570 | 5850 | 5338 | 4932 | 4274 | 3519 | 2898 | 2626 | 2824 | 3271 | 3385 | 3318 | 3314 | 2936 | 2656 | 2299 | 2081 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1402 | 472 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 182 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 153 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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