Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 10AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Hells Gate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1196 | 1179 | 965 | 865 | 840 | 1062 | 920 | 1467 | 1317 | 1135 | 1033 | 1074 | 1019 | 940 | 1435 | 1724 | 754 | 732 | 711 | 649 | 555 | 555 | 546 | 563 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:21AM1.08m | 11:06AM1.02m | 11:46AM0.94m | 1:26AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38PM0.29m | 7:05PM0.34m | 7:19PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1196 | 1179 | 965 | 865 | 840 | 1062 | 920 | 1467 | 1317 | 1135 | 1033 | 1074 | 1019 | 940 | 1435 | 1724 | 754 | 732 | 711 | 649 | 555 | 555 | 546 | 563 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 22 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 45 | 229 | 418 | 528 | 382 | 382 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 187 | 124 | — | — | 131 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 13 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 17 | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 83 | 117 | 12 | — | — | — | 134 | 207 | — | 91 | 76 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 126 | 126 | 322 | 694 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 542 | 723 | 565 | 529 | 531 | 512 | 369 | 369 | 416 | 249 | 618 | 618 | 618 | 618 | 723 | 741 |
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