Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.1°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 (2.1m), 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 7AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)7ft (2.1m)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 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sat night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
4
5
5
5
5
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
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
2.4
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
3
WSW
14
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2010
1863
1838
2216
2155
2595
3051
3981
4084
3856
3080
2579
2423
1812
3940
4768
3552
5539
5811
4586
5130
3280
2475
2135
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NW
25
NW
35
WNW
40
W
35
SW
50
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:57AM0.83m
2:55AM0.84m
4:01AM0.83m
Low Tide
1:05PM0.25m
1:54PM0.20m
2:35PM0.18m
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
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
1
4
5
5
1
Temp °C
18
17
18
19
18
18
17
16
15
14
15
17
17
18
16
15
17
16
15
16
17
16
17
14
Feels °C
16
14
13
14
14
14
15
16
14
12
13
13
12
12
9
8
8
9
8
8
10
9
10
8
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