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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 10 May 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 4PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | |
1117 | 2770 | 4583 | 6754 | 6566 | 6034 | 4869 | 7776 | 12668 | 16461 | 17654 | 15528 | 12198 | 8394 | 7201 | 7211 | 8494 | 7500 | 7019 | 5894 | 4780 | 2524 | 2069 | 1780 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:43AM1.07m | 10:25PM1.22m | 10:58AM1.14m | 11:22PM1.33m | 11:57AM1.25m | 00:11AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM0.57m | 4:56AM0.54m | 5:00PM0.51m | 5:52AM0.40m | 5:56PM0.42m | 6:39AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6034 | 4869 | — | — | — | — | — | 12198 | 8394 | 7201 | 7211 | 2113 | — | — | 5894 | 4780 | 2524 | 2069 | 1780 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 72 | 1588 | 1460 | 1543 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | N 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | 11 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | NW 7 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1117 | 2770 | 4583 | 6754 | 6566 | — | 698 | 7776 | 12668 | 16461 | 17654 | 15528 | 464 | 620 | 804 | 735 | 8494 | 7500 | 7019 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 163 | 469 | 490 | 723 | 1076 | 811 | 526 | 450 | 434 | 1077 | 1038 | 1045 | 1056 | 490 | 406 | 490 | 164 | 420 | 163 | 163 | 2 | 163 | 2 |
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