Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 05 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
15.9° C
(Which is 2.1°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: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (06 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
7
!
8
7
6
5
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
S
1.6
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)161616151514141414141313131313131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)83148823825873196127557054935713547049494605409533442111182117931592159215148381233972870797
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
30
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
15
SW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
WNW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
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
offglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:05PM
1.41
5:12AM
1.42
5:35PM
1.31
5:43AM
1.30
6:09PM
1.21
6:18AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:04PM
0.32
11:24AM
0.30
11:33PM
0.41
11:54AM
0.41
12:05AM
0.52
12:31PM
0.52
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise-----7:01-------7:03-------7:03--
Sunset6:38-------6:37-------6:36-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171717171616181817161616161620222324242424252628
Feels °C (?)1212121312121312991112131319191819191920212423
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