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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 26 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 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 7AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | |
127 | 125 | 120 | 184 | 181 | 379 | 441 | 664 | 1886 | 2807 | 2911 | 2469 | 1501 | 1162 | 866 | 656 | 650 | 663 | 661 | 768 | 753 | 850 | 1277 | 536 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:35PM1.31m | 12:12PM1.23m | 00:29AM1.41m | 1:00PM1.31m | 1:10AM1.49m | 1:39PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10AM0.41m | 6:18PM0.42m | 6:58AM0.30m | 7:03PM0.35m | 7:36AM0.22m | 7:41PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 9 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 11 |
 kJ | 127 | 125 | 120 | 184 | 62 | 75 | 102 | 123 | 1575 | — | 2911 | 2469 | 1501 | 1162 | 866 | 656 | 650 | 663 | 661 | 768 | 753 | 204 | 222 | 536 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 16 | WSW 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 13 | — | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 41 | 9 | 56 | 76 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 309 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 716 | 643 | 627 | 515 | 453 | 361 | 270 | 265 | 11 | 26 | 217 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | S 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 5 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 21 | — | — | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | W 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 12 | S 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 181 | 379 | 441 | 664 | 1886 | 2807 | — | 524 | 656 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 850 | 1277 | 181 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 165 | 220 | 162 | 417 | 163 | 122 | 948 | 2 | 1184 | 54 | 2 | 162 | 1846 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 2 |
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