Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.8°C
0.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 5PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
1
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
543
521
500
434
384
357
347
299
306
464
2164
3734
975
3005
2895
4108
4153
3663
3257
2727
2483
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
NE
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNW
25
NW
35
NW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:19PM0.29m
1:15AM0.75m
2:09PM0.27m
1:58AM0.73m
Low Tide
12:28PM0.29m
3:37PM0.27m
1:12PM0.27m
3:46PM0.26m
1:36PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
18
17
18
19
21
21
18
16
16
17
18
18
18
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
20
19
19
19
18
16
14
16
17
15
13
10
12
12
14
14
13
14
13
15
15
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