Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 7 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.1° C

1.4°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 3AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (07 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (07 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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)
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
2.1
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2262
2590
2690
3090
3171
3130
3090
2869
2732
2601
2443
1958
1589
1326
1308
1108
2719
2643
2383
2263
2120
2093
1956
1690
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
W
15
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
S
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
2:59AM0.78m
11:15AM0.71m
2:13PM0.72m
3:31AM0.85m
3:11PM0.61m
4:12AM0.92m
Low Tide
8:12PM0.55m
8:52AM0.69m
12:21PM0.71m
8:15PM0.58m
1:23PM0.60m
6:04PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:15
7:15
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
17
16
15
17
20
20
19
19
18
17
17
20
22
20
19
19
18
17
17
18
18
Feels °C
17
15
16
14
13
11
14
17
16
15
16
15
13
13
17
20
17
17
18
16
15
15
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
2.1
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
14
Energy kJ
2262
2590
2690
3090
3171
3130
3090
2869
2732
2601
2443
1958
1589
1326
1308
1108
2719
2643
2383
2263
2120
2093
1956
1690
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
22
0.6
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
Energy kJ
45
312
901
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
245
2
2
0
0
0
0
322
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
125
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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