Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.3° C
0.8° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 2AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (21 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (21 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
3
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.6
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3415
2868
2513
2513
2601
2567
2469
2268
2066
2140
2027
1647
1647
1484
1465
2982
2297
1643
1402
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
25
S
15
SE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NW
20
W
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:54AM0.79m
3:41AM0.80m
Low Tide
4:43PM0.30m
4:55PM0.28m
4:58PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
15
15
20
23
21
20
18
17
17
17
19
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
13
12
11
11
11
11
17
21
17
18
17
16
15
16
18
18
15
13
13
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