Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.5° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 4PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (10 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (10 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Mon night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
4
2
1
0
2
3
3
3
4
3
0
0
2
0
3
4
3
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
1.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3022
2830
2633
2633
3271
3539
4065
4221
4493
4026
3772
3396
3353
3330
3819
3510
3352
2832
2662
2585
3526
3427
1196
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:20AM0.53m
9:43PM0.71m
10:58AM0.47m
10:04PM0.76m
11:35AM0.40m
10:27PM0.79m
Low Tide
3:57AM0.26m
3:08PM0.40m
4:40AM0.23m
2:28PM0.40m
5:24AM0.21m
2:03PM0.37m
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Temp °C
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
18
16
15
14
13
14
20
20
19
18
19
Feels °C
15
17
16
15
14
15
14
14
12
12
14
14
13
10
8
7
7
8
15
13
12
11
13
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