Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.3° C
1.1° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 10PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (10 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2.1
SW
17
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
18
2.3
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
639
613
560
560
466
374
367
240
236
232
295
416
659
970
1019
1115
2622
2662
2061
1402
1453
3074
3808
4129
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:00AM1.04m
7:19AM1.08m
Low Tide
3:02PM0.39m
3:49PM0.31m
4:35PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
18
17
15
14
16
17
18
19
16
15
14
13
15
18
18
18
16
14
13
12
Feels °C
16
17
17
16
16
16
12
11
13
13
14
15
11
10
10
9
11
14
13
14
12
10
9
8
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