Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 7 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.7° C

1.3°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 12AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (22 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (22 Jun)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
675
724
714
695
695
773
844
833
833
1034
1164
1028
899
886
874
769
656
553
543
418
418
320
330
330
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
SE
15
E
10
E
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:29AM0.76m
2:08PM0.70m
4:17AM0.82m
6:15AM0.82m
4:52AM0.89m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.57m
12:56PM0.70m
8:39PM0.58m
5:14AM0.81m
6:03PM0.56m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
19
19
19
17
18
20
20
20
18
17
16
15
17
21
21
19
17
17
16
16
18
21
Feels °C
18
18
17
16
15
13
14
17
17
17
14
13
12
11
13
17
17
13
12
11
10
9
12
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
Energy kJ
675
724
714
695
695
773
844
833
833
1034
1164
1028
899
886
874
769
656
553
543
418
418
320
330
330
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
366
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SE
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
Energy kJ
5
3
5
8
11
14
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
2
3
0
0
3
3
3
2
3
0
3
74
249
249
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
7
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Hells Gate surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest