Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.8°C
1.0° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 3AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (20 Oct)7ft (2.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
5
5
2
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
2.3
SW
19
2.1
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
828
734
594
594
552
683
653
741
3677
2557
3235
3770
4200
4200
3865
3985
4456
4566
5103
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
SE
5
ESE
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:57PM0.65m
2:52AM0.66m
11:52PM0.60m
4:04AM0.62m
8:54PM0.59m
Low Tide
1:16AM0.65m
1:15PM0.28m
1:34AM0.59m
1:35PM0.31m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
18
17
17
16
15
16
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
14
13
13
12
13
13
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
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