Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.2° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 6AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (03 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (03 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
4
5
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1285
1285
1429
1688
2208
2469
2341
2278
2148
1983
1838
1956
2155
2670
3137
3981
4084
3856
3080
2449
2457
1812
5168
4584
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
40
WNW
50
SW
55
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:08AM0.80m
2:42PM0.35m
1:57AM0.83m
2:55AM0.84m
Low Tide
12:03PM0.32m
3:42PM0.35m
1:05PM0.25m
1:54PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
1
8
3
Temp °C
14
13
13
16
17
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
14
13
15
14
14
14
15
14
13
14
14
15
16
16
14
13
14
12
11
4
3
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