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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 31 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
17.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 5AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 67 | 95 | 134 | 125 | 116 | 125 | 132 | 261 | 309 | 355 | 345 | 350 | 398 | 506 | 478 | 588 | 778 | 618 | 821 | 932 | 1112 | 1206 | 1426 | 2140 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:18AM 1.62 | 2:39PM 1.53 | 2:49AM 1.67 | 3:10PM 1.56 | 3:19AM 1.69 | 3:39PM 1.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:11PM 0.19 | 8:37AM 0.10 | 8:43PM 0.14 | 9:07AM 0.05 | 9:13PM 0.12 | 9:36AM 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
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