Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.1° C
1.1° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 9AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (14 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (14 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the N by Wed night).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2185
2147
1932
1589
1547
1441
1460
1460
1212
1196
1179
965
865
754
1062
920
1333
1317
1267
1178
1074
1133
1045
1016
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
N
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:31AM1.11m
10:21AM1.08m
11:06AM1.02m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.25m
6:38PM0.29m
7:05PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
16
19
24
25
24
23
22
20
19
21
25
23
22
21
20
20
19
21
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
11
9
10
13
20
22
18
16
14
12
11
15
20
21
21
19
18
17
16
17
19
19
18
18
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