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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hell surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hell sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 4PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1119 | 1138 | 1361 | 1728 | 2010 | 1871 | 1619 | 1471 | 1499 | 743 | 993 | 1284 | 1169 | 1046 | 985 | 1070 | 1551 | 3415 | 3601 | 3826 | 3668 | 2814 | 1722 | 1422 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore 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 | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:54PM 1.60 | 5:07AM 1.70 | 5:33PM 1.51 | 5:48AM 1.57 | 6:18PM 1.38 | 6:36AM 1.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:45AM -0.02 | 10:53PM 0.09 | 11:23AM 0.06 | 11:32PM 0.19 | 12:05PM 0.19 | 12:17AM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:55 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
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