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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 22 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
13.9° C
(Which is 3.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 11AM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 5143 | 6990 | 8770 | 8884 | 8866 | 8691 | 7557 | 6312 | 5099 | 4245 | 3408 | 2826 | 2116 | 1699 | 1408 | 1103 | 852 | 706 | 539 | 437 | 349 | 275 | 230 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:17PM 1.28 | 7:48AM 1.20 | 8:44PM 1.21 | 9:27AM 1.13 | 10:20PM 1.23 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:52PM 0.36 | 1:30AM 0.48 | 2:08PM 0.48 | 3:12AM 0.55 | 3:49PM 0.53 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
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