Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.7°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 7PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
0
0
3
3
2
3
4
4
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
4
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)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
658
658
648
840
661
1685
1929
1738
1760
1602
1459
1215
1006
821
796
688
609
444
868
856
992
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
SE
15
E
10
SE
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
5:36AM0.80m
7:04AM0.81m
Low Tide
3:14PM0.27m
3:28PM0.26m
3:48PM0.25m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
14
16
17
18
17
17
Feels °C
14
13
14
16
16
14
13
12
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
16
15
16
16
17
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