Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hell today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hell at 10PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2511 | 2354 | 2271 | 1766 | 1599 | 1578 | 1292 | 1275 | 1413 | 1154 | 1196 | 1196 | 1196 | 1196 | 1179 | 1286 | 1487 | 1598 | 1576 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:53PM1.76m | 4:10AM1.63m | 4:30PM1.76m | 4:48AM1.58m | 5:05PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.02m | 10:17AM0.01m | 10:46PM0.03m | 10:52AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2511 | 2354 | 2271 | 1766 | 1599 | 1578 | 1292 | 1275 | 1413 | 1154 | 1196 | 1196 | 1196 | 1196 | 1179 | 1286 | 1487 | 1598 | 1576 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 33 | 34 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 35 | 54 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 29 | 35 | 33 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 149 | 2 | 54 | 68 | 68 | 91 | 109 | 162 | 162 | 153 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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