Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.5° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 10PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)--
Afternoon (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (28 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1571
1410
1374
1339
714
695
695
640
674
674
597
605
628
644
636
620
743
743
891
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:37PM0.76m
12:25PM0.47m
11:01PM0.80m
1:25PM0.39m
Low Tide
3:34PM0.44m
5:59AM0.23m
3:03PM0.43m
6:58AM0.22m
2:43PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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Temp °C
19
18
17
17
15
15
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
15
16
15
15
13
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16
14
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15
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15
15
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14
14
12
11
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