Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.9°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 (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 10PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
0
3
3
5
4
2
2
0
0
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2802
3135
2242
2448
5618
5116
4533
4322
4209
2465
2241
2241
2868
2982
3058
3770
3927
3882
3512
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
35
S
35
S
40
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:33AM0.82m
7:51AM0.82m
10:40PM0.48m
Low Tide
2:35PM0.18m
3:10PM0.18m
3:39PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
15
14
13
13
17
20
18
18
17
15
13
13
17
21
21
19
17
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
9
8
12
14
12
12
11
10
8
8
10
15
14
13
12
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