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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 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
14.4° C
(Which is 4.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 2AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
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) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1269 | 1127 | 1370 | 1346 | 1346 | 1467 | 1628 | 1685 | 1731 | 1866 | 1891 | 1789 | 1693 | 1476 | 1468 | 1472 | 1111 | 2400 | 2222 | 2280 | 2430 | 2275 | 1619 | 2319 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | 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- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:16AM 1.15 | 12:18PM 1.29 | 1:01AM 1.22 | 1:02PM 1.33 | 1:39AM 1.28 | 1:41PM 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:10PM 0.44 | 6:16AM 0.55 | 6:54PM 0.39 | 7:03AM 0.50 | 7:32PM 0.33 | 7:43AM 0.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 11 |
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