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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 09 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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 12PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 528 | 546 | 494 | 494 | 617 | 917 | 1033 | 1155 | 1752 | 1704 | 1680 | 1537 | 1299 | 1083 | 1162 | 1179 | 1179 | 1179 | 1172 | 1053 | 1021 | 990 | 799 | 761 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | cross | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:09AM 1.07 | 8:18PM 1.02 | 8:51AM 0.99 | 10:21PM 1.04 | 10:50AM 1.03 | 11:38PM 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:27PM 0.62 | 2:15AM 0.73 | 3:26PM 0.67 | 4:56AM 0.71 | 5:18PM 0.60 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 16 |
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