Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 7 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is

19.9°C

Hells Gate surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (07 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 11AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	17s
Afternoon (07 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	17s
Evening (07 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 7							Tuesday 8								Wednesday 9
	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)	5	4	3	2	0	1	2	3	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	5618	5116	4533	4112	3985	2465	2241	2241	3020	2185	3058	3727	3672	3836	3723	2709	2948	2414	1983	1933	1716	1761	1520
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		5:33AM0.82m								7:51AM0.82m					10:40PM0.48m				8:49AM0.81m				10:16PM0.50m
Low Tide					3:10PM0.18m								3:39PM0.21m			11:31PM0.48m					4:02PM0.25m


	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	18	20	19	19	17	15	14	13	17	21	22	20	17	16	15	16	18	19	20	18	16
Feels °C	10	9	13	14	13	13	12	11	10	7	10	15	15	13	12	10	9	9	11	12	14	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	5618	5116	4533	4112	3256	2465	2241	2241	3020	2185	3058	3727	3672	3836	3723	2709	2948	2414	1983	1933	1716	1761	1520
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 7	—	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	S 6	—	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	SW 26
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	130	—	86	—	—	—	—	76	—	43	44	24	24	19	—	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 16	S 6	S 7	—	—	S 7	ESE 4	—	—	—	ESE 5	SSE 7	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	—	E 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	3985	243	243	—	—	124	17	—	—	—	44	99	41	20	24	17	8	—	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Sunset Beach Geraldron WA - North West	Derrs WA - Perth City	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Sunset Beach Geraldron WA - North West	Mousetraps WA - Margaret River	Bunbury BP Reef WA - Perth South	Watermans WA - Perth City	Dongara-Port Denison WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Sunset Beach Geraldron WA - North West	Sunset Beach Geraldron WA - North West	Cow Bombie WA - Margaret River	Gnarabup WA - Margaret River	Secret Harbour WA - Perth City	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City
Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	2	9	333	433	433	433	2	2	2	9	540	513	357	63	2	9	9	565	580	416	299	299	320
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA	Jakes	Sunset Beach Geraldron					Jakes	Jakes	Dongara-Port Denison	Sunset Beach Geraldron				Dongara-Port Denison	Greenough River Mouth	Sunset Beach Geraldron	Sunset Beach Geraldron		Dunes	Red Bluff	Gnaraloo		Gnaraloo
Rating (10 max)	7	6					4	4	5	4				5	4	4	4		3	4	3		3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Peppermint Grove Reef WA - Perth South	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Douglas Point SA - East Coast	Cow Bombie WA - Margaret River	Noises WA - Margaret River	The Womb WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	The Bombie and Boat Ramp WA - Margaret River	Red Bluff WA - North West	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	4	4	5	7	8	9	8	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	9	5	5	9	8	7

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