Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.3°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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 2PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (09 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (09 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2457
2902
3268
3710
3710
3760
3586
3237
3022
2830
2633
2633
3271
3539
4013
4221
4274
4026
3772
3396
3353
3288
2618
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:38AM0.59m
9:27PM0.65m
10:20AM0.53m
9:43PM0.71m
10:58AM0.47m
10:04PM0.76m
Low Tide
3:13AM0.32m
3:10PM0.38m
3:57AM0.26m
3:08PM0.40m
4:40AM0.23m
2:28PM0.40m
cloud
part cloud
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clear
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clear
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light rain
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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6:27
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Temp °C
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
18
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
13
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
12
14
12
12
11
9
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