Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 10PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)--
Afternoon (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
0.9
SW
16
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
19
2.5
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
809
721
629
537
479
423
406
1077
1079
726
726
726
810
951
1420
2184
4877
5828
5616
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
S
30
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:48PM0.54m
8:16AM0.69m
9:49PM0.57m
9:11AM0.68m
9:56PM0.61m
Low Tide
2:56PM0.27m
2:02AM0.50m
3:18PM0.29m
2:50AM0.43m
3:37PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
14
14
17
18
18
18
17
15
14
15
17
18
18
19
18
Feels °C
14
14
14
13
12
11
14
13
13
13
11
11
10
11
12
14
13
16
13
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