Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 7 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is

19.6°C

Hells Gate surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 4PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	15s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	14s
Evening (14 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).
	Monday 14							Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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	3	2	0	1	1	1	2	1	3	2	0	0	1	3	4	4	4	3	1	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1976	1875	1801	1626	1626	1672	1776	1752	1752	1752	1983	2544	2263	1500	1307	1196	1196	1109	1155	799	780	747	579
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	N	WNW	WSW	WSW	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	cross-off
High Tide				12:02PM0.46m				11:42PM0.73m				12:29PM0.39m				00:09AM0.75m			9:05AM0.34m	12:53PM0.33m
Low Tide		6:03AM0.31m			3:39PM0.38m					6:53AM0.32m			3:21PM0.34m					7:55AM0.34m		11:16AM0.33m	3:26PM0.30m


	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	17	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	19	20	19	19	19	19	19	21	28	24	22	21	20
Feels °C	11	10	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	16	16	15	16	16	18	18	19	26	23	22	22	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	1976	1875	1801	1626	1626	1672	1776	1752	1752	1752	1983	2544	—	1500	1307	1196	1196	1109	1155	799	780	747	579
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	—	SW 20	—	—	SW 18	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 7	S 7	—	W 4	WSW 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60	—	134	—	—	201	163	111	63	32	22	—	4	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	66
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 6	S 7	—	—	—	N 3	NW 3	W 4	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	6	22	45	101	96	71	—	—	2111	2263	182	212	—	—	—	5	5	6	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Separation Point WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Avalon Point WA - Perth City	Bunbury BP Reef WA - Perth South	The Spot WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Dongara-Port Denison WA - North West	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	Watermans WA - Perth City	Dongara-Port Denison WA - North West	Separation Point WA - North West	Hells Gate WA - North West	Hells Gate WA - North West	Hells Gate WA - North West	Back Beach WA - Perth City	Back Beach WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	Greenough WA - North West	Hells Gate WA - North West
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	3	2	2	435	513	320	360	2	2	2	63	299	357	63	3	0	0	0	249	249	320	26	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA	Jakes	Jakes	Port Denison					Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse)	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse)	Coronation Beach	Port Denison			Port Denison	Port Denison	Jakes	Jakes	Horrocks	Lighthouse Bombie			Jakes	Jakes
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4					4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	The Womb WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	4	6	4	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5

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