Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.6° 

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 (11 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 3AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (11 Nov)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (11 Nov)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
8
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
8
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3040
787
656
511
503
1216
996
1060
1241
1427
358
291
346
369
431
488
947
704
569
488
648
Wind (km/h)
45
S
40
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:46PM0.88m
10:10PM0.87m
10:28PM0.85m
Low Tide
6:11AM0.16m
6:51AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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5:20
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6:47
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Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
22
21
19
20
20
18
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
12
13
16
17
18
18
18
16
16
14
17
17
14
16
18
17
16
14
15
16
16
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