Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.4° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 2PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)11ft (3.5m)17s
Afternoon (18 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (18 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
7
7
7
4
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
5
4
4
5
5
3
2
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6631
6337
6187
5772
5238
4966
4478
3738
3329
2844
2465
2148
2293
2941
3543
3929
4056
3929
3929
3499
3252
2868
2513
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:32AM0.48m
12:43PM0.47m
1:36AM0.76m
2:12AM0.78m
Low Tide
7:56AM0.47m
11:45AM0.47m
4:28PM0.38m
4:31PM0.33m
4:43PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
18
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
13
10
14
14
12
13
15
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
13
12
12
11
15
13
13
13
12
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