Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 1 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is

20.7°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 (13 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 7AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	16s
Afternoon (13 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	16s
Evening (13 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat night).
	Friday 13								Saturday 14								Sunday 15								Mon 16
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	3	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	821	659	589	1314	1929	1314	1246	1246	1171	1076	1062	2173	2173	2203	936	924	833	726	874	1311	1133	1253	1471	386	380	374
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SE	ESE	SE	S	SSW	S	S	E	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide								10:37PM0.83m								10:43PM0.80m								10:52PM0.77m
Low Tide			7:31AM0.18m									8:12AM0.21m								8:55AM0.23m


	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18
	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	6:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	21	23	21	20	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	18	19	22	21	20	20	20	20	17
Feels °C	16	16	19	19	16	15	15	15	14	14	15	14	15	14	15	18	20	16	16	18	16	15	17	18	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	—	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	—	—	—	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	SW 13	S 8	SSW 8	S 8
kJ	821	659	581	1314	—	1314	1246	1246	1171	1076	1062	—	—	—	936	924	404	387	874	1311	—	—	444	292	218	153
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 9	SSW 10	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	370	648	589	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	924	833	726	280	399	—	—	—	386	380	374
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSW 6	SW 16	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 8	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 9	SSW 9	—	—	—	—	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	39	1929	114	182	206	212	231	303	2173	2173	2203	435	404	—	—	—	—	1133	1253	1471	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dongara-Port Denison WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Hells Gate WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West	Savu Right Timor	Savu Right Timor	Savu Right Timor	Salmon Bay WA - Far South	Peppermint Grove Reef WA - Perth South	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Derrs WA - Perth City	Secret Harbour WA - Perth City	Savu Right Timor	Savu Right Timor	Port Denison WA - North West	Hells Gate WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Scarborough Beach WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	Dongara-Port Denison WA - North West	Hells Gate WA - North West	Separation Point WA - North West	Hells Gate WA - North West
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	2	2	2	4	2	3	3	4	4	2	2	5	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	3
Distance (km)	63	2	0	125	2161	2161	2161	894	533	360	360	333	416	2161	2161	74	0	2	2	360	364	320	63	0	3	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA	Port Denison	Jakes	Jakes	Jakes												Port Denison	Dongara-Port Denison	Jakes	Jakes				Port Denison	Horrocks	Jakes	Jakes
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4												5	4	4	4				3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Injidup Point WA - Margaret River	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Golf Course Reef NSW - South Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Bruny Island - Jawbones TAS - East Coast	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	St George River VIC - Cape Otway	Port Denison WA - North West	Fairhaven VIC - Torquay	St George River VIC - Cape Otway	The Spot WA - Perth City	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	6	5	7	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	9	9	9	4	8	9	9	9	9	6	5	4

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