Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.6°C
0.2° 

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


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 6AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 27°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1761
1860
1875
1801
1626
1626
1672
1776
1752
1752
1752
1983
2544
2263
1500
1289
1307
1109
1187
1063
957
780
676
579
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNE
5
W
15
WSW
5
SW
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
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
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
11:18PM0.70m
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:13
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
13
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
19
20
19
19
18
18
19
21
27
27
23
23
22
Feels °C
13
11
9
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
16
16
15
16
15
17
18
20
25
27
22
24
22
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