Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.1° 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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 4AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (10 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2.1
SW
17
2.2
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1427
1193
1065
1005
841
658
639
613
560
560
520
330
367
319
378
224
295
416
668
984
930
1130
2622
2694
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
15
SE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:21PM0.51m
5:01AM0.99m
6:00AM1.04m
7:19AM1.08m
Low Tide
2:14PM0.49m
5:33PM0.51m
3:02PM0.39m
3:49PM0.31m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
18
18
18
16
15
15
17
18
17
19
17
15
14
13
15
18
Feels °C
18
19
20
19
18
17
16
17
15
15
16
14
13
12
14
15
13
15
13
11
10
9
11
14
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