Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 7 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is

20.0° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 2AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Evening (23 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).
	Wed 22			Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1116	1852	1958	1856	1718	1521	1402	1307	1179	1094	874	706	656	562	495	431	374	369	286
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	E	E	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					3:46AM0.86m								4:32AM0.89m
Low Tide		5:26PM0.41m								5:38PM0.37m								5:50PM0.35m


	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	15	14	13	12	14	18	19	18	17	15	13	13	15	18	19	18	18
Feels °C	12	10	9	8	7	5	7	12	14	13	11	9	7	7	9	13	15	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	1116	1852	1958	1856	1718	1521	1402	1307	1179	1094	874	706	656	562	495	431	374	369	286
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	—	—	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 18	WSW 18	—	—	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15
kJ	929	—	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	31	—	—	52	51	51	92
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 4	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 3	ESE 3	E 4	E 4	ENE 4	ENE 3	ENE 3	—	E 3	ESE 3
kJ	—	10	15	11	14	15	15	6	6	6	6	12	13	10	7	2	—	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	2	9	9	9	9	63	245	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	249	0	0	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	3	3	3		3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	8	7	6	5	4	4	5	4	4	6	9	9	9	9	9	5	6

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