Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 06 Nov 2025 SAST
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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
13.0° C
(Which is 3.7°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hell today?

The current surf forecast for Hell at 3PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (06 Nov)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (06 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.2
WSW
2.3
S
2.5
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)912899999109777710101616151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)381364732971641562381262255205139152138108223211302353558667658648716776
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
20
SSW
35
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
W
20
SW
30
S
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
20
WSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
5
ENE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:30PM
1.78
4:02AM
1.65
4:15PM
1.70
4:47AM
1.57
5:03PM
1.56
5:36AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:21AM
0.05
9:50PM
-0.07
10:05AM
0.09
10:33PM
0.02
10:52AM
0.17
11:20PM
0.14
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Sunrise-------5:43-------5:43-------5:43
Sunset--7:17-------7:19-------7:20-----
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192323252020212224272625222218192225252324171716
Feels °C (?)191917201517202022232023202116182122212124161615
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