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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 27 Apr 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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 3AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 7 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | |
1046 | 857 | 730 | 650 | 625 | 601 | 753 | 738 | 818 | 917 | 840 | 529 | 625 | 536 | 467 | 357 | 411 | 515 | 1281 | 1661 | 934 | 400 | 407 | 631 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:10AM1.49m | 1:39PM1.39m | 1:45AM1.54m | 2:12PM1.44m | 2:17AM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03PM0.35m | 7:36AM0.22m | 7:41PM0.30m | 8:09AM0.16m | 8:14PM0.26m | 8:39AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — |
 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 1046 | 834 | 730 | 650 | 625 | 601 | 753 | 231 | 222 | 217 | 315 | 339 | 625 | 536 | 467 | 357 | 181 | 405 | 527 | 41 | 113 | 215 | 407 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SW 15 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 730 | 857 | 690 | 572 | 508 | 399 | 270 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 46 | 164 | 235 | 188 | 157 | 184 | 173 | 8 | 68 | 66 | 121 | 45 | 137 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 16 | SW 17 | NW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | W 12 | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | SSE 12 | S 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 3 | — | 39 | 26 | 40 | 85 | 74 | 128 | 125 | 35 | — | — | — | 28 | — | 27 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 738 | 818 | 917 | 840 | 529 | 80 | — | — | — | 411 | 515 | 1281 | 1661 | 934 | 400 | 194 | 631 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 122 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 471 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 120 | 162 | 162 |
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