Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 10 Apr 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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hell today?

The current surf forecast for Hell at 3AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
4
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313131212121212121111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)138710831247109912661266136010539461086799761748672805778510437377485293382159177
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
35
S
20
SSE
20
SW
15
SE
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
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
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:21PM
1.04
10:50AM
1.03
11:38PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:26PM
0.67
4:56AM
0.71
5:18PM
0.60
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise-----7:05-------7:07-------7:07--
Sunset6:32-------6:30-------6:30-------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201819191918191919181918181720201918171716161919
Feels °C (?)161417171816181817161817181518161414141515151918
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