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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 23 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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 6AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | |
685 | 752 | 776 | 690 | 865 | 629 | 412 | 1077 | 1063 | 885 | 947 | 780 | 792 | 721 | 1738 | 1837 | 1962 | 2402 | 2795 | 3466 | 4131 | 3859 | 3372 | 2615 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:01AM1.16m | 9:39PM1.31m | 10:22AM1.14m | 10:47PM1.33m | 11:30AM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55AM0.47m | 3:08PM0.49m | 4:18AM0.46m | 4:25PM0.51m | 5:27AM0.42m | 5:31PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 685 | 752 | 776 | 690 | 865 | 629 | 255 | 1077 | 1063 | 885 | 947 | 780 | 792 | 721 | 1738 | 1837 | 1962 | 2402 | 2795 | 3466 | 4131 | 3859 | 3372 | 2615 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 82 | 105 | 412 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 129 | 127 | 314 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SSE 6 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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