Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.0°C
0.0° 

Hells Gate surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 11AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (05 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (05 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
2
2
0
0
0
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
3
3
4
4
3
2
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SSW
12
2.5
SW
13
2
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3856
3080
2579
2232
2085
1799
1233
1520
1622
2377
2840
2796
2815
3266
2242
2448
5618
5176
4533
3901
3985
2465
2241
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
SW
5
SSW
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:55AM0.84m
4:01AM0.83m
5:33AM0.82m
Low Tide
1:54PM0.20m
2:35PM0.18m
3:10PM0.18m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
2
3
Temp °C
15
14
17
17
18
17
15
16
16
16
16
18
18
16
15
13
12
12
16
20
19
19
17
Feels °C
13
12
13
12
14
12
10
15
12
10
10
11
11
9
8
7
7
7
11
14
13
13
12
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