Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.7°C
0.1° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 2PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (09 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (09 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.8
SW
19
2
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2612
2299
1983
2054
1832
1650
1547
1436
1376
1219
979
856
773
685
685
631
693
702
730
738
1077
2325
2471
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:49AM0.81m
10:16PM0.50m
9:37AM0.77m
10:23PM0.54m
10:19AM0.71m
10:37PM0.60m
Low Tide
4:02PM0.25m
2:45AM0.42m
4:20PM0.31m
3:39AM0.36m
4:34PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
17
21
21
18
16
17
14
14
19
23
24
21
18
16
15
17
20
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
7
6
10
15
15
13
10
12
10
9
14
20
20
17
12
10
10
13
18
17
17
17
17
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