Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 7 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is

20.1° C

Hells Gate surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (12 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 11PM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (12 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	16s
Evening (12 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sun 12			Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	2061	1402	1453	3273	4084	4304	4113	3672	3459	2770	2384	2325	2147	2065	1589	1547	1441	1460	1460	1421	1307	1179	951	961
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide							8:34AM1.11m								9:31AM1.11m								10:21AM1.08m
Low Tide	4:35PM0.26m									5:20PM0.24m								6:02PM0.25m


	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—
	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	15	13	12	12	15	19	20	18	16	15	15	16	20	24	25	25	23	22	20	19	21	25
Feels °C	13	13	10	8	7	7	10	14	15	12	10	10	10	11	15	21	22	20	16	15	13	11	14	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	2061	1402	1033	3273	4084	4304	4113	3672	3459	2770	2384	2325	2147	2065	1589	1547	1441	1460	1460	1421	1307	1179	951	961
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 22	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 22	SW 19	SW 19
kJ	455	1005	1453	553	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45	236	418
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 24	SW 22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 13
kJ	—	22	227	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 5	—	S 5	—	SSE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	—	NE 3	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	N 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	42	—	15	—	21	5	7	9	—	4	—	—	—	—	7	13	20	16	12
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	11	126	322	322	542	44
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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