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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 26 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 9PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | |
184 | 169 | 434 | 531 | 363 | 1749 | 2316 | 2970 | 2752 | 1398 | 1046 | 866 | 730 | 663 | 590 | 700 | 780 | 768 | 834 | 1102 | 434 | 826 | 792 | 690 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.23m | 00:29AM1.41m | 1:00PM1.31m | 1:10AM1.49m | 1:39PM1.39m | 1:45AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM0.42m | 6:58AM0.30m | 7:03PM0.35m | 7:36AM0.22m | 7:41PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — |
 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | 6:10 |
— | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 8 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 184 | 61 | 75 | 102 | 265 | 232 | 2316 | 2970 | 2752 | 1398 | 1046 | 716 | 730 | 663 | 590 | 700 | 780 | 768 | 226 | 122 | 434 | 826 | 792 | 690 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | WSW 14 | NW 12 | — | NW 12 | NW 11 | S 11 | NW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 15 | S 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 56 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 123 | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | 1007 | 5 | 866 | 690 | 515 | 453 | 335 | 270 | 260 | 23 | 46 | 217 | 188 | 188 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | SW 16 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 76 | 5 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 21 | — | 39 | 46 | 49 | 86 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 169 | 434 | 531 | 363 | 1749 | 504 | — | — | — | 730 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 834 | 1102 | 186 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 417 | 417 | 2 | 974 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1562 | 122 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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