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Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 May 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hell today?
The current surf forecast for Hell at 8PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | |
773 | 974 | 1624 | 1748 | 1783 | 1752 | 1945 | 1766 | 1624 | 1624 | 1648 | 1426 | 1379 | 1496 | 1496 | 1496 | 1379 | 1245 | 1605 | 4203 | 4215 | 3020 | 2184 | 1672 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:13PM1.45m | 4:20AM1.45m | 4:45PM1.39m | 4:52AM1.38m | 5:20PM1.32m | 5:26AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM0.17m | 10:15PM0.29m | 10:34AM0.23m | 10:46PM0.36m | 11:05AM0.30m | 11:20PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 543 | 974 | 1624 | 1748 | 1783 | 1752 | 1945 | 1766 | 1624 | 1624 | 1648 | 1426 | 1379 | 1496 | 1496 | 1496 | 1379 | 1245 | 1176 | 4203 | 4215 | 3020 | 2184 | 1672 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 773 | 349 | 74 | 32 | 106 | 107 | 139 | 229 | 218 | 202 | 195 | 192 | 147 | 137 | 128 | 126 | 123 | 91 | 80 | 994 | 828 | 857 | 819 | 494 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 10 | W 10 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | N 4 | SW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | — | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 100 | 133 | 50 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 18 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 17 | 15 | 37 | 34 | 81 | — | 107 | 264 | 261 | 251 | 377 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1605 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 2 | 162 | 68 | 68 | 206 | 153 | 163 | 163 | 164 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 165 | 203 | 14 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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