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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 3AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
3528 | 3011 | 2544 | 2225 | 1902 | 2013 | 2280 | 2462 | 2503 | 2578 | 2426 | 2280 | 1999 | 1660 | 1488 | 1261 | 973 | 854 | 643 | 659 | 510 | 834 | 1859 | 2202 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:11AM1.45m | 12:46PM1.37m | 00:56AM1.57m | 1:31PM1.48m | 1:40AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56PM0.42m | 6:39AM0.26m | 6:45PM0.33m | 7:22AM0.12m | 7:30PM0.23m | 8:04AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 3528 | 3011 | 2544 | 2225 | 1902 | 2013 | 2280 | 2462 | 2503 | 2578 | 2426 | 2280 | 1999 | 1660 | 1488 | 1261 | 973 | 854 | 643 | 572 | 444 | 834 | 1859 | 2202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 2444 | 2017 | 2078 | 1810 | 1665 | 1494 | 1388 | 1230 | 1121 | 953 | 921 | 648 | 604 | 689 | 583 | 633 | 677 | 769 | 504 | 659 | 510 | 346 | 525 | 1037 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — |
| kJ | 124 | 128 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 37 | 63 | 123 | 62 | 153 | 295 | 298 | 429 | 405 | 322 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 163 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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