Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.7°C
0.1° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 4AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (09 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (09 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3882
3836
3312
3022
2770
2299
1983
1933
1832
1650
1547
1341
1251
1219
979
784
757
757
623
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
35
E
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
30
E
25
E
15
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:40PM0.48m
8:49AM0.81m
10:16PM0.50m
9:37AM0.77m
10:23PM0.54m
Low Tide
3:39PM0.21m
11:31PM0.48m
4:02PM0.25m
2:45AM0.42m
4:20PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:10
 mm
Temp °C
22
19
17
15
12
12
18
21
22
19
17
15
13
15
19
22
22
21
18
Feels °C
16
12
12
10
6
4
11
14
16
12
11
10
9
9
14
18
18
18
15
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