Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.9° C
1.1° 

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 2AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

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 12°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
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
1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1179
992
874
706
656
562
495
431
374
369
286
248
248
231
299
347
342
331
331
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
5
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:32AM0.89m
5:24AM0.92m
Low Tide
5:38PM0.37m
5:50PM0.35m
5:52PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part 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
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
16
14
13
12
14
17
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
19
20
20
19
Feels °C
13
13
10
8
7
6
8
12
15
13
12
11
9
9
9
15
18
16
14
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