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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 30 Nov 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
14.0° C
(Which is 3.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 6PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1341 | 1912 | 1064 | 2606 | 2424 | 4216 | 3468 | 3184 | 1723 | 2817 | 1395 | 1306 | 1210 | 1279 | 1191 | 1191 | 1452 | 1019 | 2004 | 683 | 661 | 593 | 542 | 433 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | 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- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:06AM 1.40 | 11:51PM 1.29 | 12:02PM 1.51 | 12:45AM 1.40 | 12:54PM 1.60 | 1:35AM 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:40PM 0.32 | 5:47AM 0.40 | 6:34PM 0.19 | 6:44AM 0.31 | 7:23PM 0.07 | 7:35AM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
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