Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.3° C
0.8° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 2PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (21 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (21 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.6
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2758
2567
2469
2268
1941
2148
2148
1760
1760
1484
1465
2982
2770
2475
1384
1164
915
736
658
658
648
840
661
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
15
WNW
15
W
25
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:54AM0.79m
3:41AM0.80m
4:34AM0.80m
Low Tide
4:55PM0.28m
4:58PM0.28m
3:14PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
20
23
21
19
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
11
10
17
20
19
20
17
18
16
17
17
17
16
13
13
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
15
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