Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.4° C
1.5° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 10PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
1
0
0
0
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
242
291
465
1325
1999
2358
2261
1977
1810
1544
1407
1226
1210
1197
1589
1526
1602
1382
1382
1363
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
20
SSW
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:38AM0.95m
8:32AM0.96m
Low Tide
4:19PM0.32m
4:33PM0.29m
4:55PM0.28m
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:47
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
19
18
16
16
15
16
15
16
17
18
17
16
14
12
11
14
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
16
16
15
12
12
12
13
11
12
13
14
13
12
9
7
5
9
13
15
13
12
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