Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.0°C
0.0° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 11PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (05 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
0
3
2
1
2
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.4
WSW
14
1.7
SW
13
2
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
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
2.4
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2125
1514
2122
1006
1338
2452
3165
3116
2846
2590
2242
2448
5618
5116
4533
4112
3022
2465
2241
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WSW
5
NW
15
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
40
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:01AM0.83m
5:33AM0.82m
Low Tide
2:35PM0.18m
3:10PM0.18m
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
3
3
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
18
16
14
13
12
12
16
19
19
19
17
Feels °C
14
12
12
15
13
11
10
11
11
9
8
7
7
7
12
14
14
13
12
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