Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.7° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 4AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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 Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
2
2
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
1.1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
154
341
386
372
396
396
636
1531
1396
1554
1533
1761
2175
2465
2578
2444
2444
2276
2276
2215
2509
1836
1559
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:33PM0.78m
11:45PM0.76m
11:44PM0.73m
Low Tide
11:15AM0.23m
11:55AM0.23m
12:26PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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5:41
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Temp °C
16
15
16
17
18
19
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
14
14
16
15
15
17
17
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
17
16
13
13
13
13
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