
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 5PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hells Gate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
711 | 572 | 555 | 555 | 953 | 1011 | 1301 | 1463 | 1805 | 2496 | 3183 | 4844 | 4288 | 4004 | 3531 | 2944 | 2490 | 2027 | 1728 | 1459 | 1325 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:46AM0.94m | 1:26AM0.60m | 12:21PM0.84m | 1:40AM0.65m | 12:51PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM0.41m | 3:12AM0.59m | 7:24PM0.46m | 6:29AM0.61m | 7:21PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
711 | 572 | 555 | 555 | 953 | 1011 | 1301 | 1463 | 1805 | 2496 | 3183 | 4844 | 4288 | 4004 | 3531 | 2944 | 2490 | 2027 | 1728 | 1459 | 1325 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 71 | 602 | 1511 | 1371 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | — | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 608 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
72 | 96 | 161 | 128 | 63 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 723 | 512 | 686 | 723 | 741 | 741 | 542 | 1800 | 1946 | 752 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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