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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 30 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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 10PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | |
2987 | 3246 | 3227 | 2866 | 2310 | 1783 | 1634 | 1817 | 1767 | 1866 | 1902 | 1769 | 1959 | 1818 | 1714 | 1409 | 1237 | 1042 | 920 | 793 | 703 | 585 | 627 | 752 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | |
High Tide | 2:43PM1.48m | 2:48AM1.57m | 3:13PM1.49m | 3:18AM1.56m | 3:43PM1.48m | 3:49AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.24m | 9:07AM0.11m | 9:15PM0.24m | 9:36AM0.13m | 9:45PM0.25m | 10:04AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 2987 | 3246 | 3227 | 2866 | 2310 | 1783 | 1634 | 1817 | 1767 | 1866 | 1902 | 1769 | 1959 | 1818 | 1714 | 1409 | 1237 | 1042 | 920 | 793 | 703 | 585 | 500 | 442 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | — | — | S 14 | W 21 | W 21 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 40 | 48 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 107 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 125 | 202 | 198 | 198 | 150 | 371 | 554 | 627 | 752 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | SW 20 | S 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 15 | 63 | 72 | 127 | 180 | 336 | 380 | 135 | 133 | 133 | 100 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 2 | 135 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 305 | 366 | 305 | 305 | 68 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 68 | 162 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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