Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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):

  • 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 10PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.7
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
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
938
825
801
694
581
591
671
1511
1456
1410
864
842
714
695
695
640
674
605
597
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:20PM0.71m
11:34AM0.55m
10:37PM0.76m
12:25PM0.47m
Low Tide
3:58PM0.41m
5:07AM0.26m
3:34PM0.44m
5:59AM0.23m
3:03PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
17
16
16
15
17
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
15
14
14
13
13
14
13
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
16
15
14
14
14
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