Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.5° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 2PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (27 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (27 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1788
1460
1179
1048
938
825
801
704
529
529
671
1511
1456
1532
864
763
714
695
695
640
674
674
605
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:47AM0.61m
10:20PM0.71m
11:34AM0.55m
10:37PM0.76m
12:25PM0.47m
Low Tide
4:19AM0.31m
3:58PM0.41m
5:07AM0.26m
3:34PM0.44m
5:59AM0.23m
3:03PM0.43m
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clear
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Temp °C
14
14
17
18
18
17
17
16
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
15
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