Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.4°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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 8PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (17 Oct)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (17 Oct)8ft (2.4m)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 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
3
3
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1533
1761
2338
2465
2578
2444
2444
2560
3135
2215
2509
1811
1688
1515
1472
1236
1099
1083
961
946
851
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:44PM0.73m
11:49PM0.70m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.23m
12:26PM0.24m
12:52PM0.26m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
18
19
19
18
19
19
18
18
19
18
18
17
16
15
13
14
17
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
16
16
16
15
17
17
16
13
15
14
13
12
12
12
10
10
15
13
12
13
13
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