Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.6°C
0.2° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 11AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1
SW
20
1.2
SW
19
1.9
WSW
19
1.9
WSW
18
2
WSW
18
2.1
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1251
1133
979
856
773
685
685
695
693
702
720
746
1077
2547
2262
2490
2642
2230
1714
1517
1498
1208
1339
Wind (km/h)
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:37AM0.77m
10:23PM0.54m
10:19AM0.71m
10:37PM0.60m
10:57AM0.63m
10:56PM0.65m
Low Tide
2:45AM0.42m
4:20PM0.31m
3:39AM0.36m
4:34PM0.35m
4:28AM0.32m
4:40PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
19
23
24
22
18
16
15
16
22
21
20
19
19
18
18
19
19
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
10
8
14
20
22
19
12
10
9
11
20
18
18
18
18
17
17
19
18
19
18
18
17
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