Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.9° C
1.2° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 5PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
3
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
711
572
555
555
953
1011
1301
1463
1805
2496
3183
4844
4288
4004
3531
2944
2490
2027
1728
1459
1325
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
20
W
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:46AM0.94m
1:26AM0.60m
12:21PM0.84m
1:40AM0.65m
12:51PM0.74m
Low Tide
7:19PM0.41m
3:12AM0.59m
7:24PM0.46m
6:29AM0.61m
7:21PM0.50m
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
2
3
10
7
10
5
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
16
15
14
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
17
15
17
16
17
16
16
16
14
14
14
14
15
14
12
11
12
12
13
13
12
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