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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 08 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
14.6° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 11PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 643 | 546 | 528 | 519 | 519 | 546 | 494 | 551 | 617 | 917 | 1033 | 1155 | 1752 | 1704 | 1680 | 1633 | 1299 | 1083 | 1247 | 1179 | 1179 | 1179 | 1266 | 1137 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- on | on | cross- off | off | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:55PM 1.10 | 7:09AM 1.07 | 8:18PM 1.02 | 8:51AM 0.99 | 10:21PM 1.04 | 10:50AM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:48AM 0.64 | 1:27PM 0.62 | 2:15AM 0.73 | 3:26PM 0.67 | 4:56AM 0.71 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
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