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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 23 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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 4PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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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) (?) | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1496 | 2963 | 3204 | 3773 | 3750 | 3206 | 2591 | 1567 | 1309 | 1427 | 1226 | 1189 | 1016 | 967 | 816 | 802 | 710 | 686 | 573 | 563 | 553 | 450 | 450 | 366 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:18PM 1.38 | 6:36AM 1.41 | 7:14PM 1.24 | 7:42AM 1.23 | 8:42PM 1.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:05PM 0.19 | 12:17AM 0.33 | 12:55PM 0.35 | 1:15AM 0.48 | 2:07PM 0.50 | 2:55AM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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