Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.9° C
1.2° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 5AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
908
1370
1538
2033
2605
3137
4981
4461
3953
3531
2944
2457
2173
1728
1459
1325
1307
1036
905
892
802
878
732
659
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
15
E
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:26AM0.60m
12:21PM0.84m
1:40AM0.65m
12:51PM0.74m
2:01AM0.71m
10:08AM0.64m
1:09PM0.64m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.59m
7:24PM0.46m
6:29AM0.61m
7:21PM0.50m
7:50AM0.62m
11:39AM0.63m
7:04PM0.50m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
4
Temp °C
19
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
14
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
16
17
17
16
Feels °C
16
16
16
14
15
14
14
15
14
14
10
13
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
12
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