Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 11AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)8ft (2.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
3
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
16
1.4
W
12
2
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
299
371
574
2330
3467
975
3005
2895
3740
3847
3553
3257
3023
2596
1866
1599
1367
1147
1034
932
851
1318
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
25
NW
40
NW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
10
E
10
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:09PM0.27m
1:58AM0.73m
2:48AM0.72m
Low Tide
1:12PM0.27m
3:46PM0.26m
1:36PM0.25m
1:55PM0.25m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
17
19
22
22
17
17
16
18
18
18
18
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
18
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
16
18
16
12
11
11
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
17
15
14
16
15
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