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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 18 Apr 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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 2PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 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 | 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 | 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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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
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| Energy (?) | 1363 | 1245 | 1060 | 943 | 799 | 657 | 554 | 480 | 414 | 371 | 273 | 264 | 185 | 179 | 145 | 237 | 385 | 388 | 317 | 494 | 922 | 1567 | 2014 | 1947 | 1669 | 1468 | 1172 | 909 | 1088 | 1232 | 1099 | 1122 | 1060 | 917 | 904 | 845 | 963 | 753 | 544 | 407 | 278 | 191 | 437 | 494 | 434 | 445 | 741 | 609 | 613 | 435 | 291 | 341 | 913 | 1124 | 1167 | 1445 | 1316 | 1217 | 797 | 1680 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | 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 | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:15PM 1.20 | 6:23AM 1.19 | 7:13PM 1.11 | 7:30AM 1.09 | 8:47PM 1.08 | 9:19AM 1.06 | 10:26PM 1.15 | 10:56AM 1.14 | 11:34PM 1.29 | 12:02PM 1.27 | 12:24AM 1.46 | 12:54PM 1.41 | 1:08AM 1.62 | 1:39PM 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:55AM 0.41 | 12:09AM 0.54 | 12:40PM 0.50 | 1:07AM 0.63 | 1:53PM 0.57 | 2:53AM 0.68 | 3:42PM 0.58 | 4:51AM 0.59 | 5:11PM 0.50 | 6:00AM 0.43 | 6:10PM 0.38 | 6:49AM 0.25 | 6:57PM 0.26 | 7:32AM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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