Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.7° C
0.6° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 3AM is: 4.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)13ft (4.0m)17s
Afternoon (09 Aug)11ft (3.5m)17s
Evening (09 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
0
7
9
9
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
17
4
SW
17
4
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7477
8479
8633
9750
9317
8777
8056
6806
5970
4981
4169
3678
3092
2723
2567
2021
3515
4891
2074
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
N
10
N
15
NNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:41AM0.95m
7:34AM0.97m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.25m
3:42PM0.21m
4:19PM0.20m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:54
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
16
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
6
7
8
9
9
11
11
13
13
13
14
14
11
11
11
12
9
7
6
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