Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.6° C
1.5° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 3AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
4
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1019
940
915
988
907
732
711
572
555
555
1025
1011
785
1332
1805
2534
2889
4844
4288
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
30
NW
40
NW
30
W
30
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:46AM0.94m
1:26AM0.60m
12:21PM0.84m
Low Tide
7:05PM0.34m
7:19PM0.41m
3:12AM0.59m
7:24PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
3
3
2
3
9
6
3
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
20
19
20
20
18
18
19
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
17
19
18
19
18
18
16
14
14
15
16
16
16
17
16
15
16
16
15
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