Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 7 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is

20.1° 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 (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 3AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Evening (22 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tue 21			Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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)	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	799	978	951	859	744	732	796	905	1021	1707	1958	1856	1568	1521	1290	1307	1196	992	886
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					3:05AM0.82m								3:46AM0.86m
Low Tide		5:25PM0.46m								5:26PM0.41m								5:38PM0.37m


	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	16	15	15	14	15	17	17	16	14	13	13	13	15	18	19	18	17
Feels °C	13	14	13	10	10	9	10	12	12	9	8	6	6	6	8	12	14	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	799	978	951	859	744	732	796	905	1021	1707	1958	1856	1568	1521	1290	1307	1196	992	886
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 18	WSW 18	—	—	—	SW 16	—	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	12	31	—	—	—	929	—	—	29	21	16	5	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSE 4	—	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	—	SE 3	SSE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	ENE 4	E 4	ESE 3	E 4
kJ	—	—	7	—	3	3	3	—	6	20	12	12	22	21	21	4	9	6	9
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2
Distance (km)	2	2	0	3	3	3	3	2	2	9	9	9	245	245	299	0	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4				4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	8	5	6	4	4	4	4	4

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