Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
18.9° C
1.7° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 4AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (01 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (01 Aug)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.2
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1858
1631
1878
2694
2874
3116
2911
2516
2102
1568
1784
2010
1838
2982
2983
2562
2216
1754
1632
1482
1360
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
0
SE
20
S
20
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:36AM0.92m
00:34AM0.59m
11:16AM0.88m
00:49AM0.63m
11:56AM0.81m
Low Tide
6:08PM0.34m
3:04AM0.56m
6:28PM0.39m
4:31AM0.56m
6:43PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
16
17
18
17
17
16
14
13
13
18
22
21
20
19
Feels °C
15
15
17
18
18
18
17
15
15
14
12
12
12
11
9
9
14
21
17
16
16
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