Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.6° C
1.6° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 5AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
4
4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1333
1449
1135
927
964
1019
940
915
890
754
732
711
572
555
555
555
572
846
1516
1894
2644
4342
4820
4288
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
N
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:06AM1.02m
11:46AM0.94m
1:26AM0.60m
12:21PM0.84m
Low Tide
7:05PM0.34m
7:19PM0.41m
3:12AM0.59m
7:24PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
2
5
2
8
10
5
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
16
16
16
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
16
14
15
15
16
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
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