Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 1AM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (26 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (26 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
0
4
4
6
5
3
3
0
2
5
2
2
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SSW
16
1.8
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4877
5302
5942
6083
5116
4545
3912
3803
3343
3684
1513
2130
1788
1460
1179
1048
938
898
778
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
20
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
15
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:56PM0.61m
9:59AM0.66m
10:07PM0.66m
10:47AM0.61m
10:20PM0.71m
Low Tide
3:37PM0.33m
3:34AM0.37m
3:52PM0.37m
4:19AM0.31m
3:58PM0.41m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
18
18
15
14
14
18
18
17
17
15
14
14
15
17
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
15
15
16
11
10
9
14
13
12
13
12
11
12
14
15
15
14
13
14
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