Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 8AM is: 0.5m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 19s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Hells Gate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 287 | 278 | 224 | 513 | 621 | 949 | 1745 | 1802 | 2018 | 2499 | 2523 | 3115 | 3081 | 2782 | 2879 | 2352 | 2058 | 2033 | 1759 | 1825 | 1961 | 1885 | 1885 | 1799 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:12PM0.58m | 10:39AM0.77m | 11:26PM0.62m | 11:21AM0.71m | 11:42PM0.66m | 12:05PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM0.45m | 5:13PM0.36m | 4:46AM0.41m | 5:26PM0.40m | 5:41AM0.39m | 5:21PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 287 | 278 | 192 | 182 | 621 | 949 | 1745 | 1802 | 2018 | 2499 | 2523 | 3115 | 3081 | 2782 | 2879 | 2352 | 2058 | 2033 | 1759 | 1825 | 1961 | 1885 | 1885 | 1799 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 11 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 133 | 227 | 224 | 513 | 150 | 220 | 56 | 77 | 52 | 39 | 31 | — | 19 | 12 | — | — | — | 396 | 184 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | SW 21 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 131 | 162 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 162 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 11 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 210 | 150 | 135 | 126 | 92 | 372 | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 374 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 320 | 245 | 374 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 320 | 369 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 542 | 752 | 752 | 125 | 125 |
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