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Hell ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Hell Surf Forecast / South-Africa – Western Cape / South Africa

6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 07 am Monday 04 Jun 2012

Hell surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Energy
Swell Map See all maps
Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 1.2
WSW
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Period (s) (?) 12 11 14 13 13 13 12 16 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 14 14
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Max-energy 353 261 239 756 768 1182 1112 1224 1355 540 618 1837 1857 1710 1323 1163 1438 833
Wind
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Hell blow from the SE
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
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Today's Hell sea temperature is 16.2 °C (Statistics for 04 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 16.2 max: 17.4 min: 15.3 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Wed night). Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun morning).
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Summary clear clear clear some clouds some clouds rain shwrs clear clear clear rain shwrs heavy rain rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs clear clear clear
Rain (mm) - - - - - 1 - - - 4 11 1 1 2 1 - - -
High °C 22 24 21 15 16 14 12 13 13 13 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 13
Low °C 21 24 16 15 16 13 12 13 12 13 14 15 15 15 14 13 14 12
Chill °C (?) 22 24 21 14 16 11 9 11 12 10 14 15 13 13 13 11 12 10
Sunrise 7:43 - - 7:43 - - 7:43 - - 7:45 - - 7:45 - - 7:46 - -
Sunset - 17:49 - - 17:49 - - 17:47 - - 17:47 - - 17:47 - - 17:47 -
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Hell is 34 km (21 miles) from the city of Saldanha. If you plan a holiday in Western Cape, look for hotels and other accommodation in Saldanha. Saldanha has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.