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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 29 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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 3AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 29). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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 kJ (?) | 424 | 380 | 580 | 414 | 278 | 247 | 240 | 235 | 322 | 57 | 193 | 143 | 118 | 125 | 116 | 125 | 132 | 261 | 341 | 368 | 299 | 355 | 398 | 506 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:43AM 1.52 | 2:05PM 1.46 | 2:18AM 1.62 | 2:39PM 1.53 | 2:49AM 1.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:35PM 0.27 | 8:04AM 0.19 | 8:11PM 0.19 | 8:37AM 0.10 | 8:43PM 0.14 | 9:07AM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
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