Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.1° 

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 (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 5PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
2
2
3
3
2
0
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.6
S
8
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.7
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4382
4084
3585
3101
2680
2358
2946
1858
2067
1520
1180
1344
339
291
278
224
513
621
949
1745
1802
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
S
25
S
35
SE
25
SE
25
SE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:12AM0.82m
11:00PM0.55m
9:56AM0.81m
11:12PM0.58m
10:39AM0.77m
Low Tide
4:33PM0.28m
2:45AM0.49m
4:55PM0.31m
3:51AM0.45m
5:13PM0.36m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:05
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
12
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
16
18
19
19
17
Feels °C
11
11
10
8
9
9
7
5
7
8
10
9
8
8
7
9
13
14
14
15
14
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