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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 27 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
14.8° 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 8AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
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 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 10 | |
1915 | 2507 | 3343 | 2931 | 1388 | 1046 | 939 | 730 | 663 | 625 | 661 | 661 | 738 | 818 | 900 | 917 | 471 | 792 | 586 | 553 | 459 | 451 | 467 | 590 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:29AM1.41m | 1:00PM1.31m | 1:10AM1.49m | 1:39PM1.39m | 1:45AM1.54m | 2:12PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM0.30m | 7:03PM0.35m | 7:36AM0.22m | 7:41PM0.30m | 8:09AM0.16m | 8:14PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 232 | 2507 | 3343 | 2931 | 1388 | 1046 | 834 | 730 | 663 | 625 | 661 | 661 | 738 | 222 | 226 | 217 | 449 | 792 | 586 | 553 | 459 | 173 | 451 | 411 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | — | NW 12 | NW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | 951 | 730 | 939 | 690 | 572 | 460 | 361 | 399 | 265 | 26 | 26 | 46 | 183 | 213 | 188 | 154 | 184 | 176 | 8 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 21 | — | 41 | 26 | 40 | 86 | 74 | 128 | 125 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1915 | 663 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 818 | 900 | 917 | 471 | — | — | — | — | 451 | 467 | 590 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1071 | 1227 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 129 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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