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Hell surf Forecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 26 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 14.2°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.2 °C max: 18.6 °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 14.2°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.2 °C max: 18.6 °C min: 15.7 °C)
How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 10AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 2.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s 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) (?) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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| Energy (?) | 434 | 829 | 917 | 937 | 1267 | 1493 | 1343 | 1521 | 1307 | 1692 | 1904 | 1856 | 1568 | 1421 | 1273 | 1255 | 1048 | 1004 | 917 | 998 | 998 | 984 | 813 | 802 | 726 | 641 | 549 | 458 | 386 | 335 | 242 | 235 | 156 | 148 | 160 | 305 | 773 | 624 | 635 | 972 | 972 | 1100 | 1101 | 1141 | 1008 | 853 | 759 | 564 | 433 | 373 | 318 | 248 | 227 | 188 | 143 | 188 | 123 | 339 | 370 | 394 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | off | cross | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 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 | 8:46AM 1.13 | 9:48PM 1.21 | 10:25AM 1.17 | 11:05PM 1.33 | 11:40AM 1.27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 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 | 2:24AM 0.59 | 3:05PM 0.52 | 4:14AM 0.54 | 4:38PM 0.48 | 5:35AM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 |
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