Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.2° C
1.3° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 7PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (01 Aug)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (01 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
2
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1832
1933
1915
2173
1862
2982
2945
2562
2216
1754
1527
1380
1266
984
653
852
1212
1108
936
799
864
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
5
ENE
15
S
20
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:16AM0.88m
00:49AM0.63m
11:56AM0.81m
1:07AM0.67m
12:38PM0.73m
Low Tide
6:28PM0.39m
4:31AM0.56m
6:43PM0.44m
6:14AM0.55m
6:49PM0.48m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
17
17
16
14
12
12
17
21
21
20
18
17
17
17
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
15
15
13
13
12
10
8
7
13
19
18
16
15
13
14
13
15
17
18
17
17
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