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Hell surf Forecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 23 Apr 2024 SAST
Forecast update in hr min s 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 13.7°C (Statistics for 23 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.2 °C max: 18.9 °C min: 15.7 °C)
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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 13.7°C (Statistics for 23 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.2 °C max: 18.9 °C min: 15.7 °C)
How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 9PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 2128 | 2447 | 2235 | 2090 | 1797 | 1601 | 1318 | 1206 | 1026 | 908 | 852 | 722 | 557 | 548 | 294 | 603 | 953 | 304 | 417 | 403 | 351 | 290 | 414 | 793 | 964 | 1394 | 1343 | 1426 | 1203 | 1187 | 1761 | 1738 | 1460 | 1421 | 1273 | 1255 | 1018 | 975 | 878 | 904 | 1125 | 1025 | 911 | 813 | 736 | 641 | 526 | 503 | 444 | 388 | 277 | 224 | 146 | 118 | 98 | 335 | 560 | 627 | 634 | 676 |
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 | 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 | off | cross- off | cross- on | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:10PM 1.50 | 3:16AM 1.60 | 3:39PM 1.51 | 3:45AM 1.58 | 4:09PM 1.49 | 4:15AM 1.53 | 4:40PM 1.44 | 4:47AM 1.47 | 5:15PM 1.37 | 5:23AM 1.39 | 5:57PM 1.29 | 6:09AM 1.29 | 6:54PM 1.22 | 7:13AM 1.19 | 8:14PM 1.18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:11PM 0.21 | 9:32AM 0.11 | 9:39PM 0.22 | 9:59AM 0.12 | 10:07PM 0.24 | 10:28AM 0.16 | 10:38PM 0.29 | 11:01AM 0.23 | 11:12PM 0.36 | 11:38AM 0.30 | 11:55PM 0.45 | 12:26PM 0.40 | 12:54AM 0.54 | 1:32PM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
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