Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 7AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2070 | 2822 | 2031 | 2191 | 2091 | 1753 | 1622 | 1338 | 1039 | 444 | 769 | 658 | 334 | 1083 | 757 | 811 | 784 | 754 | 729 | 716 | 729 | 582 | 513 | 880 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:55AM1.53m | 5:10PM1.54m | 5:44AM1.43m | 6:03PM1.40m | 6:44AM1.33m | 7:11PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58AM0.21m | 11:27PM0.17m | 11:49AM0.32m | 00:20AM0.31m | 12:54PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2070 | 2822 | 2031 | 2191 | 2091 | 1753 | 1622 | 1338 | 1039 | 444 | 769 | 658 | 314 | 1083 | 757 | 811 | 784 | 754 | 729 | 716 | 729 | 582 | 513 | 880 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | — | W 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 335 | 6 | 152 | 248 | — | 2 | 90 | 85 | 81 | 47 | 75 | 10 | 191 | 352 | 339 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | W 11 | WSW 15 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 21 | 334 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 67 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 62 | 50 | 42 | 34 | 49 | 94 | 169 | 217 | 225 | 176 | 167 | 193 | 217 | 282 | 275 | 207 | 146 | 123 | 119 | 106 | 106 | 87 | 433 | 150 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 157 | 417 | 120 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 417 | 417 | 217 | 120 | 2 | 2 | 103 | 2 | 471 | 471 | 242 | 162 |
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