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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 23 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
13.9° C
(Which is 3.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 12AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | |
2116 | 1699 | 1624 | 1295 | 948 | 706 | 514 | 437 | 343 | 259 | 230 | 167 | 108 | 153 | 171 | 165 | 166 | 160 | 151 | 145 | 122 | 120 | 113 | 454 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:44PM1.21m | 9:27AM1.13m | 10:20PM1.23m | 11:04AM1.15m | 11:35PM1.31m | 12:12PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08PM0.48m | 3:12AM0.55m | 3:49PM0.53m | 4:59AM0.51m | 5:18PM0.49m | 6:10AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 2116 | 1699 | 1624 | 1295 | 948 | 706 | 514 | 437 | 343 | 259 | 230 | 167 | 108 | 153 | 171 | 165 | 166 | 160 | 151 | 145 | 122 | 120 | 113 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | N 9 | NNE 4 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 5 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 71 | 87 | 57 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | NW 15 | W 15 | W 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 3 | N 3 | SW 17 | S 8 | S 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | NW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | N 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NW 3 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | 27 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 454 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 119 | 16 | 54 | 16 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 68 | 68 | 165 | 54 | 305 | 163 |
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