Hell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.71° S 17.97° E

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hell sea temperature is

14.1° C

Hell surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hell today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hell at 10AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	16s

Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1972	2045	1791	1736	1344	1657	1317	2586	2358	2140	3456	3313	3083	3024	1750	2843	2887	3068	2887	2672	2386	2349	2056	1896
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide				9:06AM1.16m				9:29PM1.34m				10:24AM1.17m				10:44PM1.35m					11:42AM1.22m
Low Tide		2:50AM0.42m				2:54PM0.50m				4:03AM0.41m				4:15PM0.52m					5:23AM0.36m				5:39PM0.48m


	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	16	17	16	15	14	13	12	12	13	15	13	13	12	12	11	11	12	14	14	15	14
Feels °C	14	12	13	14	13	13	12	10	8	7	8	10	11	8	9	8	8	8	8	9	13	12	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	—	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	1972	2045	1791	1736	1344	1657	1204	2586	2358	2140	3456	3313	3083	—	1750	2036	2887	3068	2887	2672	2386	2349	2056	1896
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	S 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 15	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12
kJ	188	236	465	719	1260	976	1317	—	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	37	56	116	148	181
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	W 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 5	S 6	S 7	S 7	—	—	SSW 13	S 8	SSW 13	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	87	184	311	286	—	—	3024	453	2843	329	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	103	2	2	2	2	139	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Jacobs Bay	Heaven	Cape St Martin	Cape St Martin	Cape St Martin	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Heaven		Cape St Martin	Heaven	Silwerstroom	Hell	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Yzerfontein	Yzerfontein	Doring Bay	Silwerstroom
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Cape St Martin West Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Millars Point Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	5	6	7	6	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	9	8	8

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