Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is

20.4°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 (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 9AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s
Evening (30 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 30								Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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)	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	2	0	0	1	0	2	3	3	2	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	605	628	636	636	620	743	827	891	1715	1692	1715	1785	2832	2796	2319	2404	2550	2999	2491	2309	2326	2328	1402	1273
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	SSE	SSW	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide	11:01PM0.80m				1:25PM0.39m				11:35PM0.83m								00:22AM0.84m
Low Tide			6:58AM0.22m			2:43PM0.39m						8:19AM0.23m									11:37AM0.19m


	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	18	18	17	17	17	17	14	14	17	17	17	17	16	14	13	15	21	20	19	18	17
Feels °C	16	15	15	15	14	13	12	11	11	9	9	11	10	10	11	10	8	8	9	16	13	12	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	—	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	—	—	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	605	628	636	636	620	743	827	891	1715	1692	1715	1785	2832	—	2319	2404	2550	2999	2491	2309	—	—	1402	1273
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	SSW 6	SSW 10	—	SSW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	48	31	31	47	—	—	—	—	100	256	—	232	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 6	SW 7	SSW 7	SSW 5	—	—	—	ESE 3	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 6	S 6	S 7	—	—	—	SW 15	SW 15	S 6	S 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	32	52	91	82	—	—	—	3	2212	2796	131	196	168	—	—	—	2326	2328	182	255
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Crazies WA - Far South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Separation Point WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	The Quarries WA - Margaret River	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Alkimos WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Dongara-Port Denison WA - North West	The Quarries WA - Margaret River	The Quarries WA - Margaret River	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	7	3	3	2	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	2	2	2	565	752	752	778	512	512	2	3	2	512	529	512	338	320	2	2	63	529	529	512	512
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA	Jakes	Jakes	Jakes							Jakes	Port Denison	Jakes						Dongara-Port Denison	Port Denison	Jakes
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3							4	4	4						5	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	7	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	8	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5

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