Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 1 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is

19.6°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 (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 9AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	14s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	15s
Evening (13 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	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 Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, strong winds from the E by Tue night).
	Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	1	0	1	1	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	1	1
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1909	1741	1672	1533	1554	1506	1738	1551	1651	2102	1994	1915	1838	2216	2614	1776	1752	1728	1728	1649	2704	2111	1521	1289
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SSE	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide					11:31AM0.55m				11:18PM0.70m				12:02PM0.46m				11:42PM0.73m				12:29PM0.39m
Low Tide			5:15AM0.31m			4:33PM0.40m					6:03AM0.31m			3:39PM0.38m					6:53AM0.32m			3:21PM0.34m


	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	15	13	13	17	18	18	18	18	17	16	17	21	22	21	22	20
Feels °C	17	16	16	15	14	13	11	11	11	9	9	12	12	12	12	13	12	10	13	19	19	19	16	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	—	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	1909	1741	1672	1533	1554	1506	1738	1551	1651	2102	1994	1915	1838	2216	—	1776	1752	1728	1728	1649	2704	2111	1521	1289
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 20	—	SSW 7	SSW 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	134	—	135	226
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	201
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	—	SSW 4	S 5	—	—	—	S 4	—	SW 15	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	SW 14	SSW 6	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	25	28	—	—	—	10	—	2614	160	130	105	109	89	2111	103	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hells Gate WA - North West	Hells Gate WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	The Spot WA - Perth City	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Watermans WA - Perth City	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Sunset Beach Geraldron WA - North West	Lancelin WA - Perth City	Lancelin WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	Lancelin WA - Perth City
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	2	2	752	752	752	512	2	2	2	2	320	433	320	360	357	299	2	9	245	245	320	245
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA	Red Bluff	Turtles	Turtles	Jakes					Jakes	Jakes	Jakes	Port Denison							Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse)	Port Denison
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4					4	4	4	4							4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs 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	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	6	4	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	8	5	5	5	5	5	4

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