Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 26 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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hell today?

The current surf forecast for Hell at 9PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (26 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (26 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
3
SW
10
3
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
SW
10
1.9
SW
11
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
2
S
10
2.3
S
10
1.4
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
169
434
531
363
1749
2316
2970
2752
1398
1046
866
730
663
590
700
780
768
834
1102
434
826
792
690
Wind (km/h)
30
N
20
WNW
20
W
25
SW
30
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
25
S
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:12PM1.23m
00:29AM1.41m
1:00PM1.31m
1:10AM1.49m
1:39PM1.39m
1:45AM1.54m
Low Tide
6:18PM0.42m
6:58AM0.30m
7:03PM0.35m
7:36AM0.22m
7:41PM0.30m
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:16
7:18
7:18
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6:14
6:13
6:12
6:10
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
16
15
14
14
15
14
15
15
14
15
14
14
13
14
15
17
17
15
15
14
14
14
10
12
12
10
8
9
10
8
10
9
8
10
9
10
9
10
9
12
11
8
9
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
1.5
W
8
0.8
WSW
14
3
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
SW
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.1
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
1.4
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
Energy kJ
184
61
75
102
265
232
2316
2970
2752
1398
1046
716
730
663
590
700
780
768
226
122
434
826
792
690
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.5
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.6
WSW
14
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
2.1
S
11
0.1
NW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
15
0.4
S
12
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
Energy kJ
56
7
5
1
123
6
6
5
1007
5
866
690
515
453
335
270
260
23
46
217
188
188
184
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
SW
16
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
SW
16
0.4
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
6
76
5
4
6
5
5
5
11
5
5
9
22
21
39
46
49
86
74
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
1.3
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
3
SW
10
1.6
S
10
1.9
S
10
2
S
10
2.3
S
10
1.5
S
6
Energy kJ
13
169
434
531
363
1749
504
730
834
1102
186
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
Distance (km)
162
417
417
2
974
2
2
2
2
1562
122
2
2
2
0
0
54
0
2
122
2
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
7
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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