Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 2PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (12 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (12 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
0
2
3
2
2
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.4
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3352
3011
2662
2422
2921
3114
1290
1273
1712
1325
1201
1099
1019
1143
715
562
545
543
466
444
540
240
236
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SSE
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
25
SE
20
SE
25
E
35
ENE
25
ENE
10
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NW
40
WNW
30
W
10
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:35AM0.40m
10:27PM0.79m
12:11PM0.35m
10:51PM0.80m
12:51PM0.31m
Low Tide
5:24AM0.21m
2:03PM0.37m
6:08AM0.21m
2:04PM0.33m
6:55AM0.22m
2:10PM0.30m
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Temp °C
13
15
22
21
19
18
18
18
19
21
27
29
27
25
25
24
22
23
25
21
20
19
19
Feels °C
7
9
17
14
12
12
12
13
13
13
22
27
21
20
21
19
17
18
22
16
16
18
16
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