Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.7° C
1.3° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 9PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
495
431
374
369
286
248
248
231
299
347
342
331
295
245
230
198
242
242
291
532
1343
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
20
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
30
SE
20
SE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:24AM0.92m
6:26AM0.93m
Low Tide
5:50PM0.35m
5:52PM0.34m
4:19PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
14
17
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
20
20
20
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
16
15
Feels °C
8
12
16
13
12
11
10
9
9
16
17
18
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
11
12
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