Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 7 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is

20.0°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 (06 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
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), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 10AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Afternoon (06 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (06 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.
	Sunday 6							Monday 7								Tuesday 8
	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	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	5	4	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	1338	2677	3159	3087	2802	3135	2242	2448	5618	5116	4766	3901	3964	2465	2241	2241	2212	3020	3058	3727	3672	3683	3554
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	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	4:01AM0.83m									5:33AM0.82m								7:51AM0.82m					10:40PM0.48m
Low Tide					2:35PM0.18m								3:10PM0.18m								3:39PM0.21m


	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	16	17	16	14	13	13	12	16	20	19	19	17	15	13	13	17	21	22	19	16
Feels °C	12	8	10	9	10	9	8	8	9	7	11	14	13	13	12	10	8	7	10	15	16	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 20	SW 20	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17
kJ	1338	2677	3159	143	322	2483	2242	1703	5618	5116	4766	3901	3964	2465	2241	2241	2212	3020	3058	3727	3672	3683	3554
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 22	SW 22	SW 21	—	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	20	18	72	—	559	758	1451	2448	—	—	—	—	—	—	145	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6
kJ	—	—	—	3087	2802	3135	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	161	187	184	127	—	—	—	—	—	142
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cunns SA - Nullarbor	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Derrs WA - Perth City	Watermans WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Sunset Beach Geraldron WA - North West	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Watermans WA - Perth City	Bunbury BP Reef WA - Perth South	Watermans WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4
Distance (km)	2	997	1800	360	512	433	433	433	2	2	333	357	360	433	360	2	9	433	357	513	357	360	2
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA	Coronation Beach								Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse)	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse)						Greenough River Mouth	Sunset Beach Geraldron			Lighthouse Bombie			Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse)
Rating (10 max)	4								5	5						4	4			5			4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	St George River VIC - Cape Otway	Golf Course Reef NSW - South Coast	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Huzzawouie (Huzzas) WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Flatrock SA - Eyre Peninsula	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Huzzawouie (Huzzas) WA - Margaret River	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	The Womb WA - Margaret River	Noises WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	5	3	4	5	4	9	9	9	9	8	7	7	4	7	7	8	8	6	9	9	8	8	7
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Captains South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Charleston New Zealand	Injidup Carpark Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Ansteys South Africa	Reunion South Africa	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Supertubes Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	6	5	8	7	6	6	7	8	5	5	5	5	6	6	9	9	8	8	7

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