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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 02 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
14.3° 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 9PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
1788 | 1463 | 1356 | 1134 | 1008 | 763 | 703 | 573 | 773 | 1072 | 1624 | 1902 | 1849 | 1849 | 1844 | 1844 | 1673 | 1872 | 1086 | 1269 | 1637 | 1543 | 1543 | 1401 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:43PM1.48m | 3:49AM1.52m | 4:13PM1.45m | 4:20AM1.45m | 4:45PM1.39m | 4:52AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36AM0.13m | 9:45PM0.25m | 10:04AM0.17m | 10:15PM0.29m | 10:34AM0.23m | 10:46PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
8 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 1788 | 1463 | 1356 | 1134 | 1008 | 763 | 703 | 573 | 543 | 1072 | 1624 | 1902 | 1849 | 1849 | 1844 | 1844 | 1673 | 1872 | 1086 | 1269 | 1637 | 1543 | 1543 | 1401 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 37 | 127 | 202 | 202 | 198 | 184 | 371 | 554 | 773 | 349 | 74 | 32 | 106 | 97 | 139 | 178 | 218 | 198 | 192 | 192 | 186 | 137 | 130 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | W 10 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | N 4 | W 13 | W 13 | — | W 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 37 | 72 | 127 | 180 | 336 | 380 | 133 | 135 | 130 | 133 | 50 | 42 | 18 | 31 | 31 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 9 | 17 | 15 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 366 | 370 | 165 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 153 | 162 | 68 | 56 | 153 | 164 | 2 | 164 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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