Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.5° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 9AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (14 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
9
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
1.1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
780
680
600
466
558
563
277
200
132
108
200
241
158
253
180
138
124
154
347
329
396
441
389
636
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NW
35
WNW
30
W
15
SW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
E
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:51PM0.31m
11:14PM0.80m
8:58AM0.24m
1:49PM0.28m
11:33PM0.78m
Low Tide
6:55AM0.22m
2:10PM0.30m
7:51AM0.24m
10:20AM0.24m
2:04PM0.28m
11:15AM0.23m
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
21
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27
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20
19
19
19
19
20
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18
18
18
17
16
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18
18
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Feels °C
18
16
18
25
16
16
18
17
18
17
17
17
15
16
16
16
16
14
14
16
15
15
15
14
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