Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.2° C
0.9° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 4AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (16 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
3
3
2
1
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
5
6
6
6
4
3
3
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
19
2.5
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
711
701
560
521
1350
1449
1588
1641
1506
1730
1531
1193
1339
3730
4379
5064
5653
5667
5534
5151
5089
4855
4590
4229
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
30
NE
30
NE
15
N
10
SE
10
E
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
15
NE
5
ENE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
00:14AM0.63m
12:09PM0.64m
00:37AM0.68m
12:33PM0.55m
1:04AM0.72m
9:32AM0.48m
12:43PM0.47m
Low Tide
5:53AM0.45m
6:00PM0.43m
6:50AM0.46m
5:23PM0.42m
7:56AM0.47m
11:45AM0.47m
4:28PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
17
16
17
22
24
24
21
20
19
18
19
20
20
18
17
16
16
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
12
10
16
20
21
18
19
18
16
15
15
15
11
11
12
13
12
11
14
13
13
13
15
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