Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 6PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Hells Gate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1693 | 1611 | 1356 | 1822 | 1822 | 1909 | 1741 | 1672 | 1533 | 1554 | 1506 | 1738 | 1551 | 1856 | 1976 | 1994 | 1915 | 1838 | 1626 | 1801 | 1776 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:57AM0.63m | 10:56PM0.65m | 11:31AM0.55m | 11:18PM0.70m | 12:02PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40PM0.38m | 5:15AM0.31m | 4:33PM0.40m | 6:03AM0.31m | 3:39PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1693 | 1611 | 1356 | 1822 | 1822 | 1909 | 1741 | 1672 | 1533 | 1554 | 1506 | 1738 | 1551 | 1856 | 1976 | 1994 | 1915 | 1838 | 1626 | 1801 | 1776 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 35 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 56 | 102 | 162 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 322 | 2 | 326 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 771 | 752 | 529 | 245 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 320 | 433 | 320 | 360 |
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