Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 7 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is

19.7°C

Hells Gate surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (08 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 4PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Sep)	8ft (2.4m)	16s
Afternoon (08 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	17s
Evening (08 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	17s

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 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 8							Wednesday 9								Thursday 10
	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)	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	4	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	2839	2803	3058	3515	3882	3629	3312	3193	2612	2414	1983	1933	2093	1650	1547	1654	1376	1219	979	856	844	685	685
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:51AM0.82m					10:40PM0.48m				8:49AM0.81m				10:16PM0.50m				9:37AM0.77m				10:23PM0.54m
Low Tide					3:39PM0.21m			11:31PM0.48m					4:02PM0.25m				2:45AM0.42m				4:20PM0.31m


	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	17	20	21	18	17	14	12	12	18	21	21	19	17	16	15	16	18	21	21	19	17
Feels °C	11	8	10	13	13	11	12	8	5	5	11	15	14	13	11	11	10	11	13	18	17	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	2839	2803	3058	3515	3882	3629	3312	3193	2612	2414	1983	1933	2093	1650	1547	1654	1376	1219	979	856	844	685	685
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	SW 26	SW 26	WSW 26	WSW 26	SW 24	SW 24	SW 24	SW 24	SW 22
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	48	61	47	—	—	—	27	26	66	66	91	142	141	142	237
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 4	—	—	—	SE 4	ESE 4	ENE 3	ESE 4	ESE 4	SSE 6	SE 4	—	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	—	—	SSE 3	SE 3
kJ	—	11	—	—	—	22	21	2	25	24	71	26	—	9	15	27	14	18	11	—	—	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	3	9	513	357	357	360	2	2	416	512	416	320	74	245	245	9	3	245	0	0	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4			5		5	5				4	4	3		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	7	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	8	8	8	7	6	6	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	6	5	9	9	8	9

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