Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is

19.8°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 (27 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 5AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Aug)	10ft (3.0m)	16s
Afternoon (27 Aug)	10ft (3.0m)	16s
Evening (27 Aug)	8ft (2.5m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sat night).
	Thursday 27								Friday 28								Saturday 29
	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)	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	3	2	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 21	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	5505	4922	4523	4189	3876	3769	3109	2680	2216	3052	1950	1623	1457	1249	1344	341	287	278	224	513	621	949	2239	1802
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	S	S	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:12AM0.82m				11:00PM0.55m				9:56AM0.81m					11:12PM0.58m			10:39AM0.77m
Low Tide	00:57AM0.52m					4:33PM0.28m				2:45AM0.49m				4:55PM0.31m				3:51AM0.45m					5:13PM0.36m


	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	1	2	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	16	15	16	16	16	15	14	13	12	13	15	17	16	14	13	12	12	17	20	19	18	16
Feels °C	12	9	12	10	11	10	9	10	8	6	6	7	9	12	10	8	8	8	8	14	15	14	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 22	SW 24	SW 12	SW 12	S 8	S 8	SSW 7	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18
kJ	5505	4922	4523	4189	3876	3769	3109	2680	2216	2056	1950	1623	1457	18	22	341	287	169	142	89	621	949	2239	1802
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 22	SW 21	SW 22	SW 26	SW 20	SW 20	SW 23	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	—	SSW 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	18	18	26	15	60	133	278	192	182	150	220	—	63
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 24	SW 23	SW 22	SW 21	SW 21	—	SW 11	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	55	131	227	224	513	—	127	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 14	—	—	—	SW 13	SSW 13	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	—	S 7	SSW 11	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3052	—	—	—	1249	1344	331	284	263	—	—	86	372	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	2	3	3	2	4	2	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	513	512	512	512	512	433	533	2	125	125	513	374	374	374	125	374	9	2	2	2	63	320	2	2
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Rating (10 max)			7					5	4	4					4		3	4	4	3	4		4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	7	7
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	9	9	9	9	7	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	7	7

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