Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 7 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is

19.7°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):

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 11PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Sep)	-	-
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 Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).
	Mon 7			Tuesday 8								Wednesday 9
	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)	0	0	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	3964	2465	2241	2241	2212	2803	3058	3727	3672	3640	3312	2709	2612	2299	1983	1933	1860	1650	1753
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	off
High Tide						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


	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	17	15	14	13	17	21	21	19	17	15	14	12	18	21	20	19	16
Feels °C	13	13	12	11	10	8	10	15	14	12	11	10	8	6	11	15	14	14	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	3964	2465	2241	2241	2212	2803	3058	3727	3672	3640	3312	2709	2612	2299	1983	1933	1860	1650	1753
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	SW 26
kJ	—	—	—	157	92	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	38	46	28	—	—	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 6	S 7	—	S 7	—	SE 4	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	SSE 7	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	SSE 6	E 4	ESE 4
kJ	—	209	236	—	150	—	7	—	—	8	25	117	26	26	36	13	35	6	34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Jakes WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Separation Point WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Bunbury BP Reef WA - Perth South	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	Jakes WA - North West	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	The Spot WA - Perth City	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	North Point WA - Margaret River	The Spot WA - Perth City	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	Separation Point WA - North West	Sunset Beach Geraldron WA - North West
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4
Distance (km)	433	433	125	2	3	2	513	433	320	125	512	2	320	512	565	320	299	3	9
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA			Jakes	Jakes	Port Denison	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse)				Jakes		Greenough River Mouth				Red Bluff	Gnaraloo	Coronation Beach	Sunset Beach Geraldron
Rating (10 max)			4	4	4	4				5		4				4	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Flatrock SA - Eyre Peninsula	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Douglas Point SA - East Coast	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Cobblestones WA - Margaret River	Noises 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	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	May's Point TAS - East Coast	May's Point TAS - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	7	7	8	9	8	8	9	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	8	7
Header Global	Supertubes Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Supertubes Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Saint Leu Reunion	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	May's Point Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	8	9	8	8	7	6	6	9	5	5	9	9	7

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