Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.2° C
1.3° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 11PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
0
1
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
19
2
SW
19
2.3
SW
18
2.4
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
936
799
864
886
803
773
1460
2730
3304
3479
3321
3243
2742
2465
2297
2612
3458
4295
4467
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
E
15
E
15
SE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:30AM0.73m
1:22PM0.63m
2:01AM0.79m
10:16AM0.52m
2:11PM0.53m
Low Tide
6:49PM0.48m
7:35AM0.54m
6:08PM0.50m
9:19AM0.52m
12:18PM0.51m
5:08PM0.47m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
18
17
18
19
18
18
17
16
15
13
16
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
15
16
15
14
13
10
13
14
12
13
13
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