Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 2AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1690
1690
1651
1230
1215
991
991
886
875
763
734
602
891
1901
1858
1631
1878
2726
2874
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:57AM0.95m
00:24AM0.57m
10:36AM0.92m
Low Tide
5:20PM0.29m
5:45PM0.31m
1:54AM0.56m
6:08PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
21
19
18
17
16
15
18
20
19
18
18
17
16
16
17
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
17
15
14
13
12
10
13
16
17
17
17
15
13
13
15
16
15
17
17
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