Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 1AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hells Gate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6473 | 6554 | 6043 | 5169 | 4663 | 4136 | 3499 | 2869 | 2491 | 2483 | 2483 | 2483 | 2392 | 2585 | 2662 | 2839 | 3470 | 4185 | 4235 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:36AM0.96m | 11:37PM0.50m | 10:21AM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM0.21m | 5:18PM0.25m | 1:35AM0.49m | 5:39PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 6473 | 6554 | 6043 | 5169 | 4663 | 4136 | 3499 | 2869 | 2491 | 2483 | 2483 | 2483 | 2392 | 2585 | 2662 | 2839 | 3470 | 4185 | 4235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | — | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | 118 | 287 | — | 133 | 236 | — | — | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 565 | 125 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 125 | 2 |
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