Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 7 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is

19.1° C

Hells Gate surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (20 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 11AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Aug)	10ft (3.0m)	16s
Afternoon (20 Aug)	8ft (2.5m)	16s
Evening (20 Aug)	8ft (2.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 20							Friday 21								Saturday 22
	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	5	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	2	1	3	3	4	4	4	4	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	4107	4107	3710	3664	3098	3353	2513	2513	2758	2567	2469	2268	2199	1889	2027	1647	1647	1505	1465	2790	2287	1643	1402
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	NE	ENE	E	SE	SSW	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide	2:12AM0.78m								2:54AM0.79m								3:41AM0.80m
Low Tide					4:43PM0.30m								4:55PM0.28m								4:58PM0.28m


	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	15	14	18	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	21	22	21	20	20	18	17	16	20	20	19	18	17
Feels °C	12	11	15	13	13	12	12	11	11	12	18	18	16	17	17	17	16	15	20	17	15	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	4107	4107	3710	3664	3098	3353	2513	2513	2758	2567	2469	2268	2199	1889	2027	1647	1647	1505	1107	2790	2287	1643	1402
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 26	SW 24	SW 24	—	S 5	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	24	87	—	47	834	834	1042	1465	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 21	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	72	43	26	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	ESE 4	—	—	—	S 4	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 5	S 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	23	42	53	47	11	—	—	—	21	47	65	—	—	—	—	—	13	44	67
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4
Distance (km)	2	3	0	322	433	433	2	2	3	0	0	9	512	2	2	0	0	0	0	512	1997	512	125
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5				4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	7	7	4	7	6	6	6	4	7	7	6	6	7	6	5	5	9	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	7	5	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	7	6	6	7	6	6	5	9	5	5

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