Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 01 May 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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hell today?

The current surf forecast for Hell at 7PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (01 May)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (01 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1634
1729
1830
1866
1902
1971
2075
1787
1613
1514
1194
1061
903
791
689
596
773
1072
1772
1902
1783
1700
1844
1649
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
15
WNW
15
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:13PM1.49m
3:18AM1.56m
3:43PM1.48m
3:49AM1.52m
4:13PM1.45m
4:20AM1.45m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.11m
9:15PM0.24m
9:36AM0.13m
9:45PM0.25m
10:04AM0.17m
10:15PM0.29m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
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7:20
7:22
7:22
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6:08
6:07
6:07
6:06
5
2
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
16
16
17
12
10
11
11
10
11
9
9
8
11
14
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
15
13
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1634
1729
1830
1866
1902
1971
2075
1787
1613
1514
1194
1061
903
791
689
596
532
1072
1772
1902
1783
1700
1844
1649
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.7
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
2
2
9
9
16
37
119
202
202
198
146
371
554
773
407
74
69
106
96
139
135
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.4
S
14
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.5
W
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
Energy kJ
15
66
72
127
180
336
380
138
138
133
102
50
42
31
18
30
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
N
4
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
4
6
11
29
29
29
31
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
366
305
305
370
68
54
54
54
68
370
162
16
2
0
0
0
76
153
162
68
68
220
162
2
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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