Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.3° C
0.8° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 4AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (22 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Evening (22 Aug)8ft (2.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon morning).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.6
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1881
2010
1484
1465
2622
3304
2982
3021
2658
2075
736
658
658
648
840
586
1829
1904
2002
1776
1602
1459
1133
1006
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
WNW
25
SW
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:41AM0.80m
4:34AM0.80m
5:36AM0.80m
Low Tide
4:58PM0.28m
3:14PM0.27m
3:28PM0.26m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
17
18
18
18
16
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
14
15
14
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
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