Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 3PM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Hells Gate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1052 | 1909 | 2214 | 5498 | 5615 | 5936 | 5936 | 5505 | 6683 | 4523 | 4189 | 3876 | 3585 | 3101 | 2527 | 2358 | 3139 | 2705 | 1752 | 1891 | 1359 | 1227 | 379 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:22AM0.82m | 10:55PM0.53m | 9:12AM0.82m | 11:00PM0.55m | 9:56AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM0.26m | 00:57AM0.52m | 4:33PM0.28m | 2:45AM0.49m | 4:55PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 22 | SW 24 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1052 | 1909 | 2214 | 5498 | 5615 | 5936 | 5936 | 5505 | 4922 | 4523 | 4189 | 3876 | 3585 | 3101 | 2527 | 2358 | 2202 | 1950 | 1752 | 1401 | 18 | 22 | 379 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 22 | SW 26 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 124 | 121 | 872 | 1350 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 24 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6683 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3139 | 2705 | — | 1891 | 1359 | 1227 | 287 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 512 | 512 | 369 | 245 | 320 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 772 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 2 | 2 | 125 | 533 | 1917 | 513 | 512 | 125 | 374 |
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