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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 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
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 6PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | |
603 | 592 | 738 | 919 | 919 | 280 | 341 | 284 | 403 | 332 | 426 | 489 | 1356 | 613 | 559 | 496 | 411 | 326 | 3138 | 3555 | 3271 | 2866 | 2310 | 1811 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:39PM1.39m | 1:45AM1.54m | 2:12PM1.44m | 2:17AM1.57m | 2:43PM1.48m | 2:48AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41PM0.30m | 8:09AM0.16m | 8:14PM0.26m | 8:39AM0.12m | 8:45PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | 6:08 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 603 | 592 | 255 | 279 | 250 | 273 | 341 | 284 | 403 | 332 | 181 | 456 | 668 | 282 | 123 | 218 | 232 | 268 | 24 | 3555 | 3271 | 2866 | 2310 | 1811 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 310 | 265 | 26 | 39 | 46 | 280 | 204 | 245 | 160 | 177 | 176 | — | 68 | 41 | 113 | 94 | 176 | 260 | 77 | 33 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | SSW 20 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | — | 39 | 26 | 205 | 83 | 74 | 128 | 125 | 33 | — | — | — | 122 | — | 38 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 738 | 919 | 919 | 114 | 104 | 69 | — | — | 426 | 489 | 1356 | 613 | 559 | 496 | 411 | 326 | 3138 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 55 | 122 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 2 | 2 | 109 | 2 | 120 | 198 | 162 | 162 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 |
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