
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 8PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Hells Gate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3772 | 3396 | 3544 | 2963 | 4195 | 3720 | 3352 | 3011 | 2662 | 2585 | 3316 | 1413 | 1290 | 2053 | 1712 | 1325 | 1115 | 1004 | 924 | 1004 | 961 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 10:58AM0.47m | 10:04PM0.76m | 11:35AM0.40m | 10:27PM0.79m | 12:11PM0.35m | 10:51PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28PM0.40m | 5:24AM0.21m | 2:03PM0.37m | 6:08AM0.21m | 2:04PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
3772 | 3396 | — | 2963 | 4195 | 3720 | 3352 | 3011 | 2662 | — | — | 1413 | 416 | 2053 | 1712 | 1325 | 1115 | 1004 | 924 | 1004 | 961 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1290 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | S 5 | — |
— | — | 3544 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | 2585 | 3316 | 465 | 514 | — | — | 26 | 16 | 3 | — | 44 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 531 | 2161 | 513 | 360 | 360 | 357 | 2 | 125 | 512 | 536 | 433 | 2 | 3 | 584 | 578 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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