Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.4° C
1.4° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 11PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)--
Afternoon (28 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (28 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.1
SW
18
1.5
SW
14
1.7
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1382
1363
1363
1271
1048
1033
754
813
1690
1690
1651
1230
1109
991
991
886
875
853
734
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
15
NNE
10
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
W
5
W
5
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
9:16AM0.96m
9:57AM0.95m
Low Tide
4:55PM0.28m
5:20PM0.29m
5:45PM0.31m
cloud
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>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
17
15
15
14
18
21
22
21
19
17
16
15
18
21
19
19
18
Feels °C
15
13
11
8
8
6
11
16
19
16
14
12
11
10
14
18
17
18
16
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