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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 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
15.1° 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 9PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
2133 | 2107 | 1900 | 1776 | 1600 | 1435 | 1265 | 1079 | 943 | 957 | 857 | 690 | 599 | 635 | 836 | 1236 | 2611 | 4033 | 5282 | 6459 | 6799 | 6632 | 5182 | 4544 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:54PM1.14m | 8:13AM1.06m | 9:13PM1.15m | 9:43AM1.07m | 10:25PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM0.53m | 2:00AM0.65m | 2:23PM0.58m | 3:36AM0.63m | 3:48PM0.57m | 4:56AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 2133 | 2107 | 1900 | 1776 | 1600 | 1435 | 1265 | 1079 | 943 | 957 | 857 | 690 | 599 | 517 | 581 | 723 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6632 | 5182 | 4544 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 142 | 132 | 102 | 99 | 74 | 53 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | — | NW 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 41 | 241 | 635 | 836 | 1236 | 2611 | 4033 | 5282 | 6459 | 6799 | — | 756 | 2541 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 165 | 213 | 471 | 206 | 249 | 2 | 153 | 854 | 526 | 1051 | 811 | 526 | 526 | 450 | 434 | 434 |
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