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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 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
15.9° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 8PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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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) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 398 | 506 | 471 | 588 | 570 | 618 | 744 | 932 | 1112 | 1381 | 1568 | 1593 | 1831 | 1634 | 1607 | 1365 | 1083 | 884 | 800 | 736 | 672 | 661 | 611 | 579 |
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 | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:10PM 1.56 | 3:19AM 1.69 | 3:39PM 1.57 | 3:47AM 1.66 | 4:08PM 1.54 | 4:15AM 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:07AM 0.05 | 9:13PM 0.12 | 9:36AM 0.04 | 9:42PM 0.13 | 10:03AM 0.07 | 10:09PM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
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