Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 1AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hells Gate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2668 | 2325 | 2421 | 1985 | 1661 | 1526 | 1290 | 1273 | 1163 | 1048 | 813 | 711 | 701 | 560 | 521 | 1350 | 1449 | 1588 | 1641 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:55PM0.58m | 11:38AM0.74m | 00:14AM0.63m | 12:09PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM0.36m | 4:58AM0.45m | 6:02PM0.41m | 5:53AM0.45m | 6:00PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
2668 | 2325 | 2421 | 1985 | 1661 | 1526 | 1290 | 1273 | 1163 | 1048 | 813 | 711 | 701 | 560 | 431 | 1350 | 1449 | 1588 | 1641 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 16 | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 |
— | — | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 155 | 521 | — | 88 | 88 | 293 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 26 | SW 26 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 26 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 245 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 416 | 698 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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