Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.1° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 5AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (09 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2148
2120
1982
1956
1604
1427
1193
1065
907
784
658
585
669
755
444
424
330
287
240
236
220
295
416
677
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:12AM0.92m
4:21PM0.51m
5:01AM0.99m
6:00AM1.04m
Low Tide
2:14PM0.49m
5:33PM0.51m
3:02PM0.39m
3:49PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
17
18
19
19
20
20
19
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
16
14
14
16
19
20
19
17
Feels °C
17
16
14
16
17
18
20
18
18
16
15
16
15
16
15
15
13
10
11
13
16
16
15
12
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