Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 1AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 19s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Hells Gate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1449 | 1588 | 1641 | 1506 | 1588 | 1394 | 1193 | 2423 | 4183 | 7045 | 5786 | 6398 | 6104 | 6032 | 5689 | 5303 | 5238 | 4796 | 4478 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:37AM0.68m | 12:33PM0.55m | 1:04AM0.72m | 9:32AM0.48m | 12:43PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.43m | 6:50AM0.46m | 5:23PM0.42m | 7:56AM0.47m | 11:45AM0.47m | 4:28PM0.38m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1449 | 1588 | 1641 | 1506 | 1588 | 1394 | 1193 | 2423 | — | 7045 | 5786 | 6398 | 6104 | 6032 | 5689 | 5303 | 5238 | 4796 | 4478 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 88 | 88 | 293 | 548 | 538 | 989 | 959 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 75 | 4183 | 5139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 772 | 1800 | 772 | 1800 | 779 | 569 | 772 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 723 | 723 | 0 | 0 |
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