Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.0°C
0.0° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 6PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
0
0
1
4
5
5
5
5
2
1
0
0
3
!
3
4
0
0
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2216
2293
2595
3051
3981
4084
3856
3080
2579
2232
1812
3063
3448
4995
5139
4981
4445
3883
3645
2917
2367
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
NE
15
N
15
N
20
NW
25
NW
35
NW
45
W
15
WSW
20
S
35
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:55AM0.84m
4:01AM0.83m
Low Tide
1:05PM0.25m
1:54PM0.20m
2:35PM0.18m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:08
 mm
1
3
4
5
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
17
16
15
14
14
16
17
17
15
14
14
16
15
16
17
17
17
15
Feels °C
14
14
13
15
16
14
12
12
12
12
11
7
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
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