
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 10PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hells Gate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
809 | 721 | 629 | 537 | 479 | 423 | 406 | 1077 | 1079 | 726 | 726 | 726 | 810 | 951 | 1420 | 2184 | 4877 | 5828 | 5616 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:48PM0.54m | 8:16AM0.69m | 9:49PM0.57m | 9:11AM0.68m | 9:56PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56PM0.27m | 2:02AM0.50m | 3:18PM0.29m | 2:50AM0.43m | 3:37PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 25 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
809 | 721 | 629 | 537 | 479 | 423 | 355 | 1077 | 25 | 726 | 726 | 726 | 810 | 951 | 1420 | 1402 | 4877 | 5828 | 5616 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 26 | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 19 | — | — | — |
— | — | 31 | — | 94 | 206 | 406 | 26 | — | 23 | 88 | 138 | 400 | 553 | 1113 | 2184 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 23 | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 192 | 312 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | SW 14 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | — |
5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | — | 1079 | 51 | 74 | 67 | 49 | 47 | 37 | 47 | 40 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 529 | 529 | 433 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 125 | 565 | 512 | 512 | 433 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 360 | 2167 | 2166 |
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