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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 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
15.3° 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — |
 | 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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 12 | WSW 13 |
 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) | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 |
| 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) | S 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 17 | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 157 | 156 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 228 | 260 | 253 | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 123 | 611 | 935 | 2247 | 2725 | 3027 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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