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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 24 Apr 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
14.1° C
(Which is 3.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 3PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 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 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 10 | |
948 | 706 | 514 | 437 | 343 | 259 | 230 | 167 | 87 | 153 | 171 | 140 | 166 | 163 | 151 | 145 | 125 | 120 | 184 | 331 | 444 | 444 | 513 | 600 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:27AM1.13m | 10:20PM1.23m | 11:04AM1.15m | 11:35PM1.31m | 12:12PM1.23m | 00:29AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49PM0.53m | 4:59AM0.51m | 5:18PM0.49m | 6:10AM0.41m | 6:18PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 |
 kJ | 948 | 706 | 514 | 437 | 343 | 259 | 230 | 167 | 82 | 153 | 171 | 140 | 166 | 163 | 151 | 145 | 125 | 120 | 184 | 76 | 444 | 102 | 151 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | N 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 87 | 57 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 56 | 5 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 400 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | NW 15 | W 15 | W 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 4 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | SW 12 | NW 12 | S 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | W 5 | NNW 3 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 331 | — | 444 | 513 | 600 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 119 | 16 | 16 | 165 | 153 | 153 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 56 | 153 | 163 | 163 | 2 | 949 | 2 |
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