Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.5° C
1.0° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 9PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (02 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (02 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
2
3
4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
19
2
SW
19
2.4
SW
18
2.4
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2216
1754
1527
1380
1360
984
721
653
1108
1020
936
799
864
886
803
773
1460
2730
3723
3479
3321
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
5
E
20
S
20
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:56AM0.81m
1:07AM0.67m
12:38PM0.73m
1:30AM0.73m
1:22PM0.63m
Low Tide
6:43PM0.44m
6:14AM0.55m
6:49PM0.48m
7:35AM0.54m
6:08PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
21
20
19
17
16
16
17
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
18
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
12
19
16
15
14
12
12
13
15
16
17
17
16
17
16
15
16
16
15
15
14
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