Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is

19.3° C

Hells Gate surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 12PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	15s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	14s
Evening (28 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, calm by Thu night).
	Tuesday 28							Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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)	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	1299	1589	1647	1602	1382	1363	1363	1163	1048	1033	754	813	1690	1690	1651	1230	1215	991	991	886	875	763	734
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	ENE	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NW	W	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	glassy	off
High Tide			8:32AM0.96m								9:16AM0.96m								9:57AM0.95m
Low Tide					4:55PM0.28m									5:20PM0.29m								5:45PM0.31m


	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	14	18	19	18	17	16	15	14	17	21	22	21	18	16	16	15	18	21	20	19	18
Feels °C	8	6	9	14	15	13	12	9	8	7	10	16	19	17	14	12	11	10	14	19	18	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
kJ	1299	1589	1647	1602	1382	1363	1363	1163	1048	1033	754	813	1690	1690	1651	1230	1215	991	991	886	875	763	734
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 24	SW 24	SW 22	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 13	—	—	SW 24	SW 22	SW 22	SW 22	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20
kJ	22	22	18	117	159	159	100	450	608	520	702	655	1062	364	—	—	22	19	73	118	194	455	455
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 22	—	—	—
kJ	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	118	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 3	E 3	—	—	—	ESE 3	E 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	N 3	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	3	3	—	—	—	3	5	13	16	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	245	249	322	4	0	3	0	0	4	4	74	322	44	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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