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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 24 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
15.6° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 10PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Mar) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Mar) | 6ft (1.8m) | 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 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1289 | 1083 | 1016 | 878 | 864 | 680 | 710 | 731 | 615 | 604 | 553 | 291 | 291 | 396 | 433 | 445 | 520 | 588 | 522 | 471 | 415 | 334 | 272 | 199 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:14PM 1.24 | 7:42AM 1.23 | 8:42PM 1.12 | 9:28AM 1.12 | 10:41PM 1.13 | 11:23AM 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:15AM 0.48 | 2:07PM 0.50 | 2:55AM 0.60 | 4:08PM 0.56 | 5:14AM 0.58 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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