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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 15 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
15.3° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 5AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1906 | 2151 | 2571 | 4158 | 5088 | 5331 | 10886 | 10009 | 8816 | 8040 | 6831 | 5605 | 4814 | 4158 | 3508 | 2762 | 2494 | 2076 | 1892 | 1682 | 1539 | 1513 | 1557 | 1493 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | 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 | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 8 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
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