Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.8° C
1.4° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 11PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)--
Afternoon (14 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (14 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1441
1460
1460
1212
1196
1094
965
865
754
1062
920
1467
1317
1135
927
1074
1019
1045
1614
1570
754
732
711
649
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
E
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
N
10
NW
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
45
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
10:21AM1.08m
11:06AM1.02m
11:46AM0.94m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.25m
6:38PM0.29m
7:05PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
<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>
5:40
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
23
22
21
20
19
22
26
24
22
21
21
20
19
21
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
Feels °C
22
17
15
13
12
11
15
21
22
20
18
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
18
19
18
17
17
15
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