Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 1 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is

20.1° C

Hells Gate surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 7PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	18s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	17s
Evening (13 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Mon 13					Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	4113	3882	3459	2770	2384	2325	2009	1932	1589	1441	1441	1460	1460	1212	1196	1179	965	865	840	1062	920	1333	1317	1267
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	WNW	N	NNE	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	8:34AM1.11m								9:31AM1.11m								10:21AM1.08m
Low Tide				5:20PM0.24m								6:02PM0.25m								6:38PM0.29m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—
	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	5:42
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	19	20	19	16	15	15	16	19	24	25	24	23	21	20	20	22	26	23	21	21	20	19	19
Feels °C	12	15	15	13	10	9	10	10	13	21	22	18	16	14	13	12	16	22	21	20	19	18	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	4113	3882	3459	2770	2384	2325	2009	1932	1589	1441	1441	1460	1460	1212	1196	1179	965	865	840	1062	920	1333	1317	1267
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 22	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 13	SW 13	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45	229	418	528	376	382	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 13	NNW 5	NW 5	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	10	9	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSE 4	SSE 5	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	ENE 4	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	N 4	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	13	24	11	9	9	8	—	—	—	5	14	14	18	19	5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Separation Point WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Separation Point WA - North West	Hells Gate WA - North West	Hells Gate WA - North West	Greenough WA - North West	Hells Gate WA - North West	Hells Gate WA - North West	Hells Gate WA - North West	Bowes Rivermouth WA - North West	Blue Holes WA - North West	Blue Holes WA - North West	Blue Holes WA - North West	Red Bluff WA - North West	Bowes Rivermouth WA - North West	Conspicuous Beach WA - Far South	Hells Gate WA - North West	Hells Gate WA - North West	Hells Gate WA - North West	Separation Point WA - North West	Glenfield WA - North West
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	4
Distance (km)	3	2	2	2	2	3	0	0	26	0	0	0	44	126	126	126	542	44	729	0	0	0	3	11
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Ocean Beach WA - Far South	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	The Farm NSW - Illawarra	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Hanson Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay
Rating (10 max)	6	5	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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