Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.6°C
0.4° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 12PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (01 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (01 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1504
1467
1224
1224
1087
980
918
1212
1196
1179
1255
1255
1443
1403
1304
1285
1285
1429
1688
2150
2122
2038
2010
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:50PM0.54m
00:30AM0.76m
1:39PM0.44m
1:08AM0.80m
2:42PM0.35m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.37m
4:26PM0.45m
7:53AM0.36m
4:01PM0.41m
12:03PM0.32m
3:42PM0.35m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
16
17
18
17
17
Feels °C
18
15
14
14
13
14
13
13
11
11
12
11
11
12
11
11
10
11
15
13
14
14
14
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