Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light 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).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.6
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.3
SW
8
2
WSW
8
1.5
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
SW
10
S
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
25
SW
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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7:15
7:16
7:16
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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)
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
10
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
8
0.5
SW
14
1.6
WSW
8
Energy 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)
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
N
9
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.4
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
N
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
5
0.1
S
16
0.4
SW
15
0.1
S
15
0.6
SW
14
Energy 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)
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
9
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
NW
13
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.1
NW
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
NW
12
0.4
SW
11
Energy 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)
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.1
NW
9
0.2
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.5
NW
3
1.4
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
1.5
SSW
9
Energy kJ
12
8
3
1
2
1
1
4
318
246
541
354
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
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
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
1
2
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
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