Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.8° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 1PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (07 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (07 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
2
3
2
0
2
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
7
9
8
6
6
6
5
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
17
4
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2825
2721
3020
2944
3283
4190
4135
3456
4187
4982
5574
5713
6262
7482
8370
9100
8675
8150
7459
6806
5970
4819
4169
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
50
SW
50
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
10
E
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
0
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:30AM0.90m
4:28AM0.93m
5:41AM0.95m
Low Tide
2:15PM0.32m
3:01PM0.25m
3:42PM0.21m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
17
18
17
17
17
16
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
13
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
16
16
16
15
14
15
12
10
10
6
4
5
7
7
9
9
10
10
13
13
13
14
14
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