Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.0° C
1.6° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 4AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)6ft (1.8m)18s
Afternoon (31 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (31 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
19
1.2
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.2
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
602
891
1901
1858
1631
1878
2694
2874
3116
2911
2516
1832
1568
1784
2027
2449
2944
2593
2424
2216
1754
1632
1380
1460
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
15
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
5
E
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:24AM0.57m
10:36AM0.92m
00:34AM0.59m
11:16AM0.88m
00:49AM0.63m
11:56AM0.81m
Low Tide
1:54AM0.56m
6:08PM0.34m
3:04AM0.56m
6:28PM0.39m
4:31AM0.56m
6:43PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
16
17
18
18
17
15
13
12
12
17
22
21
20
19
Feels °C
14
14
13
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
13
13
12
10
9
8
8
12
20
17
16
15
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