Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.0° C
1.5° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 4AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (08 Jul)4ft (1.2m)19s
Evening (08 Jul)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.2
SW
19
2.1
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1958
1589
1441
1212
1011
2719
2643
2383
2263
2120
1956
1956
1690
1427
1267
1049
1005
841
658
576
535
552
553
418
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
0
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:31AM0.85m
3:11PM0.61m
4:12AM0.92m
4:21PM0.51m
5:01AM0.99m
Low Tide
1:23PM0.60m
6:04PM0.57m
2:14PM0.49m
5:33PM0.51m
3:02PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
19
21
21
20
19
18
18
17
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
16
17
18
19
19
17
Feels °C
15
13
12
15
19
19
18
17
16
16
15
18
17
18
18
18
17
16
14
16
16
16
16
14
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