Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.3° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 12PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (05 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
0
2
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2742
2328
2160
2612
3458
4242
4523
4523
4523
4580
4209
3978
3710
3293
2941
2790
2825
2721
3020
3130
3439
3162
4081
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:01AM0.79m
10:16AM0.52m
2:11PM0.53m
2:41AM0.85m
3:09PM0.43m
3:30AM0.90m
Low Tide
9:19AM0.52m
12:18PM0.51m
5:08PM0.47m
1:23PM0.41m
4:50PM0.41m
2:15PM0.32m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
16
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
13
14
15
14
13
14
13
13
13
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
14
13
12
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