Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.8° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 10PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (06 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (06 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
2
4
4
2
2
3
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
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)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4209
4158
3710
3293
2941
2790
2825
2721
3020
2944
3439
3051
2897
3116
3410
3470
4234
5106
6281
7225
8781
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:09PM0.43m
3:30AM0.90m
4:28AM0.93m
Low Tide
1:23PM0.41m
4:50PM0.41m
2:15PM0.32m
3:01PM0.25m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:53
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
19
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
15
15
15
16
17
14
15
15
16
14
14
14
12
11
9
8
7
8
7
8
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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