Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 1 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.0° C

1.5°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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 9PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (07 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (07 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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)
5
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
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
1.9
SW
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3090
2869
2732
2601
2295
1958
1589
1326
1212
1011
2719
2643
2383
2263
2120
1956
1956
1554
1427
1267
1065
1005
841
647
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
W
10
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
NE
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:15AM0.71m
2:13PM0.72m
3:31AM0.85m
3:11PM0.61m
4:12AM0.92m
4:21PM0.51m
5:01AM0.99m
Low Tide
8:52AM0.69m
12:21PM0.71m
8:15PM0.58m
1:23PM0.60m
6:04PM0.57m
2:14PM0.49m
5:33PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<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
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
18
20
20
19
19
18
17
16
19
21
20
19
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
16
15
15
Feels °C
15
17
16
15
15
14
13
12
16
19
18
17
17
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
17
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
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
1.9
SW
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
Energy kJ
3090
2869
2732
2601
2295
1958
1589
1326
1212
1006
2719
2643
2383
2263
2120
1956
1956
1554
1427
1267
1065
1005
841
647
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
22
0.6
SW
20
1.2
SW
19
Energy kJ
45
312
1011
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
2
369
2
3
0
0
0
0
322
2
0
0
0
0
0
4
752
2
2
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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