Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.7° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 6AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
2
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
248
387
299
347
342
331
331
295
230
198
198
295
291
525
1695
2517
2544
2326
2006
1719
1591
1417
1265
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
15
N
0
SE
5
S
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
WSW
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:24AM0.92m
6:26AM0.93m
7:38AM0.95m
Low Tide
5:52PM0.34m
4:19PM0.32m
4:33PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
16
20
21
19
18
18
17
18
18
19
16
16
16
14
14
14
16
17
18
17
15
Feels °C
11
9
8
9
16
20
17
16
16
16
17
16
17
11
12
12
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
10
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