Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.6° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 6AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (13 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (13 Aug)8ft (2.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
3
4
4
4
5
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2326
2358
2585
2662
2839
3470
3727
4235
3950
3629
3154
3077
2865
2506
2325
2266
1985
1547
1526
1402
1273
1163
1048
911
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
10
ESE
20
S
25
SSE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
WSW
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:37PM0.50m
10:21AM0.91m
11:41PM0.53m
11:02AM0.83m
11:55PM0.58m
11:38AM0.74m
Low Tide
1:35AM0.49m
5:39PM0.31m
3:55AM0.47m
5:54PM0.36m
4:58AM0.45m
6:02PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
16
19
18
17
16
14
15
15
18
21
20
18
17
17
15
14
19
21
20
19
19
Feels °C
9
9
8
12
16
13
12
12
9
10
10
14
17
16
13
13
12
10
10
16
20
17
16
16
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