Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.2° C
1.3° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 11AM is: 1.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (04 Aug)7ft (2.1m)18s
Evening (04 Aug)8ft (2.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
2
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
1
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
19
2
SW
19
2.3
SW
18
2.4
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
803
773
1460
2730
3304
3479
3321
3243
2742
2328
2160
2612
3263
3840
4523
4523
4523
4580
4209
4158
3710
3293
2941
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
15
SW
20
SW
15
S
5
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:22PM0.63m
2:01AM0.79m
10:16AM0.52m
2:11PM0.53m
2:41AM0.85m
3:09PM0.43m
Low Tide
7:35AM0.54m
6:08PM0.50m
9:19AM0.52m
12:18PM0.51m
5:08PM0.47m
1:23PM0.41m
4:50PM0.41m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
15
14
15
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
17
17
19
17
16
15
16
16
14
15
16
15
13
14
14
14
13
14
16
15
14
14
16
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