Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.4° C
1.4° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 1PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (29 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (29 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.1
SW
18
1.5
SW
14
1.7
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.2
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1048
1033
754
813
1690
1690
1519
1230
1109
991
991
886
875
853
734
777
891
1901
1858
1631
1878
2694
2874
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
15
NNE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
WNW
10
W
0
SSE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:16AM0.96m
9:57AM0.95m
00:24AM0.57m
10:36AM0.92m
Low Tide
5:20PM0.29m
5:45PM0.31m
1:54AM0.56m
6:08PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
17
21
22
21
18
16
16
16
19
20
19
18
18
17
17
16
18
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
7
7
10
16
19
17
14
11
11
11
14
16
17
18
17
16
16
14
18
18
16
17
17
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