Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.7° C
0.6° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 6AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (08 Aug)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (08 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
9
9
6
6
6
5
5
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
17
4
SW
17
4
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.5
WSW
17
3
SW
17
3.5
SW
10
4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3456
4032
5446
6464
6375
7224
8026
8633
9419
9317
8675
8056
6806
5970
4981
4169
3678
3092
2567
2586
3853
5441
2700
4002
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
40
WSW
55
SW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
NE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
25
W
40
W
50
SW
50
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:28AM0.93m
5:41AM0.95m
7:34AM0.97m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.25m
3:42PM0.21m
4:19PM0.20m
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:54
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
18
16
14
13
Feels °C
11
8
5
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
10
13
13
14
15
14
12
11
12
12
10
6
3
4
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