Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 7PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hells Gate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 978 | 1033 | 862 | 747 | 579 | 437 | 692 | 614 | 543 | 521 | 434 | 434 | 384 | 357 | 352 | 458 | 367 | 381 | 998 | 807 | 975 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:05AM0.34m | 12:53PM0.33m | 00:40AM0.75m | 1:19PM0.29m | 1:15AM0.75m | 2:09PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.33m | 3:26PM0.30m | 12:28PM0.29m | 3:37PM0.27m | 1:12PM0.27m | 3:46PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 978 | 1033 | 862 | 747 | 579 | 437 | 692 | 614 | 543 | 521 | 434 | 434 | 384 | 357 | 352 | 458 | 367 | 381 | 998 | 807 | 975 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | — | SSW 6 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | WSW 12 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 48 | — | 30 | — | 66 | 127 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 60 | 91 | 89 | 159 | 157 | 375 | 149 | 149 | — | 294 | 831 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 99 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 17 | 32 | 58 | 754 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 245 | 299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 618 | 729 | 618 | 618 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 611 | 618 | 686 | 686 | 694 |
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