Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.6° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 5PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
347
342
331
326
245
230
198
196
242
291
465
1254
1888
2232
2261
1864
1693
1544
1311
1266
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
15
N
0
SSE
5
S
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NW
10
W
20
SSW
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:26AM0.93m
7:38AM0.95m
Low Tide
5:52PM0.34m
4:19PM0.32m
4:33PM0.29m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
19
20
19
18
18
17
17
18
19
18
16
16
15
15
14
16
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
10
15
18
17
16
17
16
16
16
17
15
11
12
11
12
10
11
13
12
13
12
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