Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 1 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
21.8° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 8PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (11 Jun)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (11 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
19
2.5
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1547
1808
1907
2372
4849
4498
4652
3683
3880
3792
3373
3090
2722
2491
2178
2038
1736
1484
1443
1152
933
755
600
480
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
15
SW
15
W
30
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:39AM1.05m
7:35AM1.11m
Low Tide
2:50PM0.53m
3:38PM0.44m
4:28PM0.36m
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
12
26
1
5
1
Temp °C
17
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
14
18
17
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
14
13
12
12
10
10
13
15
14
13
13
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
19
2.5
SW
18
0.6
WNW
7
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Energy kJ
1547
1808
1907
2372
4849
4498
31
3683
3880
3792
3373
3090
2722
2491
2178
2038
1736
1484
1443
1152
933
755
600
480
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
21
0.6
NW
6
0.6
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.1
SW
20
Energy kJ
640
25
31
18
9
19
19
9
9
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
5
Energy kJ
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
5
3
SW
17
1.3
SW
6
Energy kJ
37
4652
136
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
8
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
26
723
512
512
741
752
542
542
542
536
512
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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