Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
14.6° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hell today?

The current surf forecast for Hell at 11PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)--
Afternoon (08 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121216161515141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64354652851951954649455161791710331155175217041680163312991083124711791179117912661137
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
0
NE
10
NNE
15
NW
15
W
5
WSW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
0
W
10
WSW
20
SW
30
S
15
SSE
15
WNW
10
NW
10
SSW
10
SE
5
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
on
oncross-
off
offglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:55PM
1.10
7:09AM
1.07
8:18PM
1.02
8:51AM
0.99
10:21PM
1.04
10:50AM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:48AM
0.64
1:27PM
0.62
2:15AM
0.73
3:26PM
0.67
4:56AM
0.71
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise-----7:03-------7:05-------7:05--
Sunset6:35-------6:34-------6:32-------
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C272426262524262826232122222224242020212019192021
Feels °C (?)252226252525252723242021222324221619202019192119
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