Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 8PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (26 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (26 Sep)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun morning).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
2
3
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3912
3589
3785
1643
1384
2348
1788
1585
1179
965
938
825
801
690
591
591
671
1511
1330
1297
1265
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
35
SSW
35
S
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:59AM0.66m
10:07PM0.66m
10:47AM0.61m
10:20PM0.71m
11:34AM0.55m
10:37PM0.76m
Low Tide
3:52PM0.37m
4:19AM0.31m
3:58PM0.41m
5:07AM0.26m
3:34PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
19
18
18
15
14
14
15
16
17
18
17
17
16
17
18
18
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
13
12
12
10
10
12
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
14
14
15
14
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