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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 04 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 11PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | |
1514 | 1426 | 1379 | 1496 | 1496 | 1496 | 1355 | 1600 | 1496 | 2225 | 2086 | 2098 | 1532 | 1148 | 890 | 926 | 1184 | 1043 | 594 | 454 | 357 | 276 | 206 | 419 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:45PM1.39m | 4:52AM1.38m | 5:20PM1.32m | 5:26AM1.29m | 5:59PM1.24m | 6:06AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46PM0.36m | 11:05AM0.30m | 11:20PM0.43m | 11:39AM0.38m | 11:58PM0.52m | 12:18PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — |
 | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | S 7 | S 7 |
 kJ | 1514 | 1426 | 1379 | 1496 | 1496 | 1496 | 1355 | 1600 | 1496 | 2225 | 2086 | 2098 | 1532 | 1148 | 443 | 476 | 342 | 186 | 299 | 299 | 290 | 187 | 206 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 195 | 192 | 147 | 137 | 128 | 126 | 123 | 81 | 1068 | 870 | 892 | 671 | 633 | 503 | 372 | 214 | 186 | 261 | 40 | 54 | 102 | 156 | 188 | 419 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | NNW 4 | SW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WSW 18 | W 13 | W 22 | SW 22 | SW 12 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | 17 | 15 | 37 | 34 | — | 80 | 105 | 208 | 264 | 251 | 314 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 142 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 890 | 926 | 1184 | 1043 | 594 | 454 | 357 | 276 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1051 | 0 | 930 | 103 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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