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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 26 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 1AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
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) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 520 | 612 | 612 | 532 | 424 | 321 | 266 | 168 | 199 | 176 | 230 | 281 | 230 | 349 | 777 | 1172 | 1464 | 1437 | 996 | 910 | 831 | 1545 | 1446 | 651 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:41PM 1.13 | 11:23AM 1.15 | 12:08AM 1.25 | 12:37PM 1.26 | 1:03AM 1.40 | 1:26PM 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:08PM 0.56 | 5:14AM 0.58 | 5:52PM 0.49 | 6:35AM 0.44 | 6:52PM 0.38 | 7:25AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
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