Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 7 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
21.1° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 3AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
833
936
1164
1028
899
886
874
769
656
618
537
535
418
369
330
330
380
424
424
418
369
357
324
240
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
E
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
25
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:08PM0.70m
4:17AM0.82m
6:15AM0.82m
4:52AM0.89m
5:39AM0.95m
Low Tide
8:39PM0.58m
5:14AM0.81m
6:03PM0.56m
6:05PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
19
18
17
17
19
21
21
20
20
18
17
17
18
21
22
21
19
18
17
16
19
22
Feels °C
17
16
15
14
14
13
15
18
17
16
15
13
11
11
12
16
19
17
14
12
10
9
11
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
Energy kJ
833
936
1164
1028
899
886
874
769
656
618
537
535
418
369
330
330
380
424
424
418
369
357
324
240
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
W
26
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.3
SW
23
0.4
SW
23
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
366
1
13
25
23
22
86
135
167
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
22
Energy kJ
50
50
172
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.3
ESE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.7
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
Energy kJ
2
1
1
4
8
8
4
1
5
10
15
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
5
11
0
0
0
0
0
11
611
686
686
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
9
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
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