Hells Gate Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.8° 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 8PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (14 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (14 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.8
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1589
1547
1441
1460
1460
1212
1196
1094
965
865
754
1062
920
1333
1317
1163
1046
1060
1019
1337
1667
1724
754
732
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
15
NE
15
E
20
E
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
N
10
NW
10
N
10
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
30
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:31AM1.11m
10:21AM1.08m
11:06AM1.02m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.25m
6:38PM0.29m
7:05PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
24
24
23
22
21
20
19
22
26
24
22
21
20
19
19
21
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
13
20
20
17
15
13
12
11
15
21
22
20
19
17
17
16
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
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