Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 5PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (09 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
16
1.9
SW
14
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
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1956
1554
1427
1193
1065
1005
841
658
585
543
560
509
520
374
367
319
236
224
295
416
659
970
1115
1115
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
on
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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
19
21
20
20
20
19
19
17
18
18
18
18
18
16
15
14
16
17
18
18
16
14
13
12
Feels °C
17
19
18
19
19
18
18
15
16
16
16
15
16
14
12
10
13
13
14
14
12
10
9
8
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