Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 16 Nov 2025 SAST
Forecast 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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.2°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: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (16 Nov)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (16 Nov)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
2
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2
S
1.3
SW
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
2
S
2.2
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1313899991299999998888888713
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28052800125814991104842656450417359399609741908837639724897110610471046747572431
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
35
S
30
S
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
30
S
40
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
35
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:58PM
1.43
1:30AM
1.34
1:32PM
1.47
2:01AM
1.40
2:03PM
1.49
2:31AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:26PM
0.26
7:31AM
0.37
7:56PM
0.21
8:03AM
0.33
8:25PM
0.18
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Sunrise-------5:37-------5:37-------5:37
Sunset--7:27-------7:28-------7:29-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222220192017171922252421191716172020181717161516
Feels °C (?)201512131412141719191818161313141513888101112
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