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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 22 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
16.3° 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 11AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Mar) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1619 | 1355 | 1406 | 724 | 894 | 1060 | 871 | 688 | 800 | 977 | 1619 | 3184 | 3333 | 3826 | 3824 | 2745 | 1614 | 1760 | 1449 | 1427 | 1289 | 1250 | 1073 | 967 |
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- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:33PM 1.51 | 5:48AM 1.57 | 6:18PM 1.38 | 6:36AM 1.41 | 7:14PM 1.24 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:23AM 0.06 | 11:32PM 0.19 | 12:05PM 0.19 | 12:17AM 0.33 | 12:55PM 0.35 | 1:15AM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wed 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
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