Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 9PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 6.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)13ft (4.0m)17s
Afternoon (09 Aug)11ft (3.5m)17s
Evening (09 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Mon night).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
9
6
6
5
5
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
12
4
SSW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8056
6806
5970
4981
4169
3678
3092
2723
2567
2021
3515
5103
2214
2839
8028
6165
6165
6473
6473
6319
6043
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
S
10
S
5
S
0
NNE
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
40
SW
40
SSW
45
S
35
S
30
SSE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:34AM0.97m
8:44AM0.98m
Low Tide
3:42PM0.21m
4:19PM0.20m
4:51PM0.21m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:55
 mm
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
10
12
14
14
14
12
Feels °C
12
13
13
13
15
13
12
10
11
12
9
6
4
5
6
5
6
8
8
8
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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