Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.7° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 10PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
695
640
674
674
597
605
628
636
636
620
743
733
891
1062
1825
1062
1925
2185
2796
2289
2550
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:25PM0.47m
11:01PM0.80m
1:25PM0.39m
11:35PM0.83m
Low Tide
3:03PM0.43m
6:58AM0.22m
2:43PM0.39m
8:19AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
13
13
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
11
11
8
7
11
10
10
11
9
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