Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.4° 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 8PM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (17 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)19s
Evening (17 Aug)10ft (3.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
4
5
7
7
7
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
16
2.3
WSW
19
2.5
SW
19
3
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1193
3789
4861
5887
6314
6398
6631
6261
6187
5772
5238
4966
4478
3738
3470
2881
2497
2148
2293
3053
3850
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
35
W
35
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
WSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:33PM0.55m
1:04AM0.72m
9:32AM0.48m
12:43PM0.47m
1:36AM0.76m
Low Tide
5:23PM0.42m
7:56AM0.47m
11:45AM0.47m
4:28PM0.38m
4:31PM0.33m
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
17
16
16
16
14
13
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
17
16
Feels °C
15
13
10
10
12
13
12
10
13
13
13
14
13
14
13
13
14
14
12
14
12
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