Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.1° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 9AM is: 2.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)7ft (2.1m)18s
Afternoon (30 Aug)7ft (2.2m)18s
Evening (30 Aug)7ft (2.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
3
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
17
2
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.2
SW
18
2.2
SW
18
2.2
SW
18
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2499
2339
2683
3115
3081
2946
2879
2352
2058
2033
1759
1825
1984
1885
1885
1777
1672
1652
1467
1552
1224
1087
1474
1381
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
E
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:26PM0.62m
11:21AM0.71m
11:42PM0.66m
12:05PM0.63m
00:02AM0.71m
12:50PM0.54m
Low Tide
4:46AM0.41m
5:26PM0.40m
5:41AM0.39m
5:21PM0.44m
6:41AM0.37m
4:26PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
13
13
13
17
17
16
18
19
18
17
18
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
15
15
13
12
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