Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hell today?

The current surf forecast for Hell at 2AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (08 May)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (08 May)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
2.5
WNW
7
3
W
8
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
421
469
721
1015
1209
2133
2107
1900
1776
1600
1435
1265
1079
1048
971
902
779
680
611
935
2247
2725
3027
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
W
20
SW
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SW
5
W
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
45
N
55
WSW
40
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:48PM1.18m
6:58AM1.12m
7:54PM1.14m
8:13AM1.06m
9:13PM1.15m
9:43AM1.07m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.60m
1:10PM0.53m
2:00AM0.65m
2:23PM0.58m
3:36AM0.63m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
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7:24
7:26
7:26
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6:04
6:02
6:01
6:00
9
9
3
2
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
13
14
14
13
14
12
12
13
13
12
12
14
15
13
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
11
10
7
2
6
5
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
0.1
S
12
1.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
373
421
395
476
1015
1209
2133
2107
1900
1776
1600
1435
1265
1079
1048
971
902
779
680
590
581
479
3
472
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
20
0.5
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
S
8
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
151
214
469
721
384
461
142
132
102
21
20
73
68
47
32
32
21
11
5
15
14
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.4
SSE
11
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
10
6
6
40
157
156
6
19
17
16
16
14
17
17
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NW
4
1.6
NW
5
2.5
WNW
7
3
W
8
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
228
260
253
187
99
97
3
13
123
611
935
2247
2725
3027
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
Distance (km)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
16
153
162
206
206
206
417
854
930
811
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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