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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 Apr 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
13.9° C
(Which is 3.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 4AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 9 | |
1295 | 948 | 706 | 514 | 437 | 343 | 259 | 230 | 167 | 110 | 153 | 171 | 165 | 166 | 163 | 151 | 145 | 125 | 120 | 113 | 318 | 246 | 541 | 359 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:27AM1.13m | 10:20PM1.23m | 11:04AM1.15m | 11:35PM1.31m | 12:12PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.55m | 3:49PM0.53m | 4:59AM0.51m | 5:18PM0.49m | 6:10AM0.41m | 6:18PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 8 | SW 14 | WSW 8 |
 kJ | 1295 | 948 | 706 | 514 | 437 | 343 | 259 | 230 | 167 | 110 | 153 | 171 | 165 | 166 | 163 | 151 | 145 | 125 | 120 | 113 | 76 | 191 | 102 | 359 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | N 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | N 4 | NNW 3 | WSW 16 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | S 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 87 | 57 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 54 | 4 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | W 15 | W 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 13 | N 4 | N 4 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 3 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NW 12 | S 15 | NW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 40 | 56 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | NNW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 318 | 246 | 541 | 354 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 119 | 16 | 54 | 16 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 68 | 68 | 165 | 54 | 305 | 163 | 490 |
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