Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 30 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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hell today?

The current surf forecast for Hell at 10PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)18s
Evening (30 Apr)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2987
3246
3227
2866
2310
1783
1634
1817
1767
1866
1902
1769
1959
1818
1714
1409
1237
1042
920
793
703
585
627
752
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
High Tide
2:43PM1.48m
2:48AM1.57m
3:13PM1.49m
3:18AM1.56m
3:43PM1.48m
3:49AM1.52m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.24m
9:07AM0.11m
9:15PM0.24m
9:36AM0.13m
9:45PM0.25m
10:04AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:20
7:20
7:22
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6:09
6:08
6:07
6:07
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
10
11
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
9
9
9
11
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
Energy kJ
2987
3246
3227
2866
2310
1783
1634
1817
1767
1866
1902
1769
1959
1818
1714
1409
1237
1042
920
793
703
585
500
442
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
11
0.5
S
14
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.7
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
Energy kJ
40
48
24
12
12
2
2
4
107
9
9
16
37
125
202
198
198
150
371
554
627
752
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.4
S
14
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
9
15
63
72
127
180
336
380
135
133
133
100
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
Energy kJ
9
28
28
24
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
162
2
135
129
0
0
54
54
305
366
305
305
68
54
54
54
68
162
162
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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