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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 09 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
15.2° 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 12PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, gales from the NW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | |
1265 | 1079 | 943 | 957 | 857 | 779 | 680 | 590 | 770 | 1176 | 1721 | 3640 | 5895 | 7196 | 7276 | 7378 | 6832 | 4521 | 8613 | 12949 | 15535 | 10798 | 10313 | 12413 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 8:13AM1.06m | 9:13PM1.15m | 9:43AM1.07m | 10:25PM1.22m | 10:58AM1.14m | 11:22PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.58m | 3:36AM0.63m | 3:48PM0.57m | 4:56AM0.54m | 5:00PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | W 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — |
 kJ | 1265 | 1079 | 943 | 957 | 857 | 779 | 680 | 590 | 581 | 613 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 7378 | 6832 | 4521 | 5268 | — | — | 10798 | 10313 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | — | — | NW 8 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 110 | 383 | 770 | 1176 | 1721 | 3640 | 5895 | 7196 | 7276 | — | — | 1371 | 8613 | 12949 | 15535 | 2085 | 1624 | 12413 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 16 | 162 | 162 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 434 | 434 | 450 | 525 | 659 | 663 | 1076 | 811 | 434 | 434 | 932 | 1038 | 1029 | 525 | 406 | 406 |
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