Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 02 May 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hell today?

The current surf forecast for Hell at 11AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (02 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (02 May)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
0
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2107
2000
1896
1624
1292
1134
920
763
703
596
773
1087
1772
1902
1941
1901
1995
1844
1872
1872
1815
1517
1517
1637
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:43PM1.48m
3:49AM1.52m
4:13PM1.45m
4:20AM1.45m
4:45PM1.39m
Low Tide
9:36AM0.13m
9:45PM0.25m
10:04AM0.17m
10:15PM0.29m
10:34AM0.23m
10:46PM0.36m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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7:20
7:22
7:22
7:22
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6:07
6:07
6:06
6:05
3
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
9
9
8
11
13
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
13
16
15
14
13
12
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
2107
2000
1896
1624
1292
1134
920
763
703
596
510
1087
1772
1902
1941
1901
1995
1844
1872
1872
1815
1517
1517
1637
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.7
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
9
16
37
127
202
202
198
191
173
554
773
349
74
32
106
97
139
135
215
198
195
192
186
137
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.8
S
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
21
Energy kJ
15
37
72
127
180
336
380
371
135
136
133
22
42
31
31
31
17
3
3
3
9
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
Energy kJ
43
12
28
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
1
2
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
77
54
366
366
165
16
16
0
0
0
103
153
162
68
220
153
162
2
163
163
2
2
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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