Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 1PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hells Gate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 443 | 374 | 490 | 223 | 298 | 316 | 429 | 529 | 648 | 742 | 1598 | 2227 | 2194 | 733 | 790 | 790 | 885 | 978 | 2281 | 3139 | 763 | 662 | 516 | 1200 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:40AM0.41m | 8:57PM0.83m | 11:30AM0.37m | 9:21PM0.86m | 9:46PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11AM0.21m | 12:07PM0.40m | 4:52AM0.18m | 12:09PM0.37m | 5:31AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | 6:49 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 112 | 61 | 61 | 50 | — | 165 | 284 | 429 | 529 | 648 | 742 | — | — | — | 733 | 790 | 790 | 380 | 978 | — | — | 696 | 656 | 511 | 1200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 20 | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 85 | 28 | 8 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 778 | 885 | 239 | — | — | — | 656 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 129 | 443 | 374 | 490 | 223 | 298 | 316 | 342 | 317 | 254 | 192 | 1598 | 2227 | 2194 | 514 | 449 | 418 | — | 336 | 2281 | 3139 | 763 | 662 | 516 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 374 | 374 | 1926 | 1925 | 997 | 2161 | 512 | 512 | 433 | 357 | 512 | 1997 | 2161 | 2161 | 2161 | 360 | 360 | 9 | 74 | 512 | 512 | 320 | 245 | 512 | 125 |
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