Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 1 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is

20.8°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 8PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	16s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	16s
Evening (05 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1532	2352	1265	1041	1140	1232	2198	2061	1862	2037	1378	1299	1164	1043	892	811	785	678	637	241	237	597	492
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SW	W	WSW	SSW	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	8:06AM0.53m				8:14PM0.65m				9:03AM0.49m				8:22PM0.72m				9:53AM0.45m				8:36PM0.78m
Low Tide		1:35PM0.40m					2:48AM0.33m			1:17PM0.43m					3:30AM0.26m			12:10PM0.43m					4:11AM0.21m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24
	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	6:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	21	20	19	18	18	18	19	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	19	20	21	20	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	18	17	16	15	13	14	15	17	17	17	16	17	15	15	16	19	20	20	17	17	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	—	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	—	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	1532	—	1265	1041	1140	1232	2198	2061	1862	2037	—	—	—	—	892	811	785	678	—	241	237	84	103
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SSW 8	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	386	130	—	—	—	29	109	84
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SW 16	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	—	—	—	—	SW 11	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 11	SSW 10
kJ	124	2352	297	322	378	357	—	—	—	1680	1378	1299	1164	1043	—	—	—	—	637	146	149	597	492
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Pulau Dana Timor	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	The Island SA - Eyre Peninsula	Cactus SA - Nullarbor	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	South Point WA - Margaret River	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Bunbury BP Reef WA - Perth South	Bunbury BP Reef WA - Perth South	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Lancelin WA - Perth City	Lancelin WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Pulau Dana Timor	Savu Right Timor	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Watermans WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	1	2	2
Distance (km)	512	2116	512	1926	1800	360	360	565	360	513	513	374	245	245	320	2	512	2116	2161	598	512	357	320
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA																Port Denison	Lighthouse Bombie
Rating (10 max)																3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) SA - East Coast	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Fairhaven VIC - Torquay	The Farm NSW - Illawarra	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Blackfellows SA - Eyre Peninsula	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Pea Break WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Injidup Point WA - Margaret River	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Lebu Chile	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ranches United States	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

British Norms Batten Down the Hatches, Surfers Wax Up the Guns as Storm Austen Approaches.

storm austen

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Hells Gate surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (05 Nov):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

British Norms Batten Down the Hatches, Surfers Wax Up the Guns as Storm Austen Approaches.

Surf-Forecast Now Has Webcams

Road Testing the new Db Surf Roller Pro

Summer's Short. Life Is Long.

Roadsurfing in the Basque country

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website