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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 12 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 9AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 799 | 761 | 748 | 672 | 805 | 778 | 510 | 437 | 377 | 377 | 258 | 220 | 212 | 204 | 204 | 686 | 790 | 919 | 976 | 1034 | 851 | 966 | 2023 | 1848 |
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 | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:38PM 1.15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
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