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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 14 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 2PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
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 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 466 | 440 | 471 | 642 | 632 | 623 | 552 | 424 | 405 | 379 | 324 | 319 | 361 | 907 | 846 | 959 | 3697 | 5347 | 6045 | 6323 | 5529 | 4390 | 3347 | 2757 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:44AM 1.14 | 10:34PM 1.10 | 11:20AM 1.22 | 11:56PM 1.18 | 12:20PM 1.33 | 12:48AM 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:23PM 0.59 | 4:59AM 0.54 | 5:54PM 0.49 | 6:08AM 0.46 | 6:47PM 0.37 | 6:54AM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast
Still cross-shore at Hell (moderate winds from the WSW at Lamberts Bay Nortier 82 km from Hell). 1.1m 14s groundswell from the SW with a 1.0m 11s groundswell, also from the SW and a 0.9m 14s groundswell, also from the WNW as well as a 0.3m 7s swell, also from the S. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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