Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.4° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 6AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (10 Aug)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (10 Aug)10ft (3.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the E by Tue night).

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
5
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3678
3092
2567
2732
2021
3715
5372
2368
2988
5231
6089
6473
6473
6473
6319
6043
5169
4663
3926
3499
2869
2491
2295
2295
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNW
20
N
25
NW
20
W
40
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
S
30
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:34AM0.97m
8:44AM0.98m
9:36AM0.96m
Low Tide
4:19PM0.20m
4:51PM0.21m
5:18PM0.25m
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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>
6:58
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:55
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
16
16
14
14
14
12
9
12
13
14
14
12
11
11
11
14
17
18
16
15
Feels °C
12
11
10
11
12
8
5
4
6
5
4
6
7
9
9
7
7
7
6
9
13
13
10
10
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