Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.3° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 11PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3183
4787
4288
3953
3531
2944
2457
2173
1728
1558
1325
1218
1119
905
892
802
802
732
529
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:40AM0.65m
12:51PM0.74m
2:01AM0.71m
10:08AM0.64m
1:09PM0.64m
Low Tide
7:24PM0.46m
6:29AM0.61m
7:21PM0.50m
7:50AM0.62m
11:39AM0.63m
7:04PM0.50m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
19
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
14
14
13
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
16
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
10
10
9
12
12
11
12
12
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