Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is

20.2°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 9AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Evening (27 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1446	1599	785	700	476	423	374	547	629	560	347	268	221	326	310	212	262	301	288	340	253	249	249	181
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					12:10PM0.44m			9:50PM0.89m								10:25PM0.91m
Low Tide			5:21AM0.15m		1:31PM0.43m						6:14AM0.13m								7:16AM0.13m


	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	15	19	24	21	23	20	20	20	20	21	25	26	23	21	20	18	18	19	20	20	20	19	19
Feels °C	9	7	11	18	14	15	14	14	13	12	12	19	21	16	16	18	15	16	18	18	18	18	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	—	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 10	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 7	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	—	1271	785	700	476	423	—	14	12	12	347	268	221	52	121	181	171	301	145	261	253	249	249	181
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	—	—	—	SW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	12	49	49	43	67	90	155	19	31	293	288	340	—	—	—	125
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16	SW 16	—	SW 11	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43	68	—	43	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	S 11	SE 5	ESE 4	SE 5	SSE 5	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 9	SE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	—	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6
kJ	1446	1599	65	16	68	59	374	547	629	560	63	32	10	326	310	212	262	198	—	102	91	69	63	33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bunbury BP Reef WA - Perth South	The Spot WA - Perth City	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	Watermans WA - Perth City	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Lights Beach WA - Far South	Willyabrup WA - Margaret River	The Window WA - Margaret River	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Lancelin WA - Perth City	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Dongara-Port Denison WA - North West	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Sunset Beach Geraldron WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Lighthouse WA - Margaret River	Cactus SA - Nullarbor	The Quarries WA - Margaret River	Jakes WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West
Rating (10 max)	1	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	2	2	3
Distance (km)	513	320	299	357	512	512	433	740	558	550	512	245	2	63	512	9	2	2	2	529	1800	529	125	125
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA													Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse)	Port Denison		Flat Rocks Beach (WA)	Port Denison	Jakes	Port Denison				Jakes	Jakes
Rating (10 max)													2	2		2	3	3	3				2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	4	7	7	5	5	4	5	5	4	6	4	4	5	5	5

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