Hell surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
14.3° 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 6PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (28 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (28 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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)
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
3
4
5
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.9
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.5
S
10
2.1
S
12
2
S
9
2
S
8
2.2
S
7
2
S
7
1.9
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
603
592
738
919
919
280
341
284
403
332
426
489
1356
613
559
496
411
326
3138
3555
3271
2866
2310
1811
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
30
S
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
15
N
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:39PM1.39m
1:45AM1.54m
2:12PM1.44m
2:17AM1.57m
2:43PM1.48m
2:48AM1.57m
Low Tide
7:41PM0.30m
8:09AM0.16m
8:14PM0.26m
8:39AM0.12m
8:45PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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7:18
7:18
7:20
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6:12
6:10
6:09
6:08
Temp °C
15
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
19
17
17
16
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
11
13
9
8
10
9
9
10
11
16
11
12
11
9
10
7
10
9
10
11
14
14
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.1
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
SW
10
1.2
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SSW
14
0.3
SSE
11
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
603
592
255
279
250
273
341
284
403
332
181
456
668
282
123
218
232
268
24
3555
3271
2866
2310
1811
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
S
12
1
S
12
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.7
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
310
265
26
39
46
280
204
245
160
177
176
68
41
113
94
176
260
77
33
24
12
12
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.9
SSE
11
0.6
S
11
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.4
S
10
0.5
SW
16
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSE
12
Energy kJ
22
21
39
26
205
83
74
128
125
33
122
38
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
7
0.9
S
7
1.3
S
11
1.5
S
10
2.1
S
12
2
S
9
2
S
8
2.2
S
7
2
S
7
1.9
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
17
Energy kJ
738
919
919
114
104
69
426
489
1356
613
559
496
411
326
3138
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
5
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
55
122
2
0
0
0
0
0
122
2
2
109
2
120
198
162
162
2
0
0
54
54
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
9
8
9
8
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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