Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 7 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is

20.4°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 (04 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 10AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	15s
Evening (04 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue morning).
	Sunday 4							Monday 5								Tuesday 6
	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)	3	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	3	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	3	4	3	0	0	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1647	1647	2140	3080	3001	2325	2185	2803	2157	2295	2266	1808	1738	1715	1857	1833	2066	2341	2777	3353	3525	3820	4169
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	S	SSW	S	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	2:25AM0.78m								3:37AM0.74m									5:23AM0.69m					9:29PM0.51m
Low Tide				1:19PM0.17m								1:56PM0.19m									2:25PM0.24m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	18	18	17	16	16	15	13	14	18	19	18	17	17	16	16	19	28	20	20	18	18
Feels °C	13	13	15	14	12	12	11	11	9	10	13	14	12	12	12	12	12	16	26	15	17	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	—	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	—	SW 16	SW 16	—
kJ	1647	1647	2140	3080	—	2325	2185	2803	2157	2295	2266	1808	1738	1715	1857	1833	2066	2341	2777	—	3525	3820	—
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	—	SW 18	—	—	—	—	SSW 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	64	—	607	—	—	—	—	55	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 6	SSW 6	SW 15	SW 16	SSW 6	S 6	S 5	—	—	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	SW 16	SSW 5	—	SW 16
kJ	—	56	33	2259	3001	91	77	70	—	—	31	34	60	117	108	80	55	—	—	3353	51	—	4169
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Cactus SA - Nullarbor	The Quarries WA - Margaret River	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Savu Right Timor	The Quarries WA - Margaret River	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Watermans WA - Perth City	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Hells Gate WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	2	2	512	1800	529	512	360	2	2	2	2161	529	512	360	357	2	2	0	2	512	512	512	512
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA	Port Denison	Jakes	Lighthouse Bombie					Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse)	Jakes	Jakes						Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse)	Jakes	Port Denison	Dongara-Port Denison
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4					4	4	4						4	4	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Conto Springs 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	Conspicuous Beach WA - Far South	Injidup Point WA - Margaret River	Ocean Beach WA - Far South	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	7	5	4	4	4	5	7	8	8	9	9	7	6	5	7	7
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	4	4	5	5	8	8	9	9	4	4	4	4	7

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