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Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
21.0°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 (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 12AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (15 Nov)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (15 Nov)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
4
4
3
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.4
SSW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
1
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2246
936
844
746
726
799
686
1347
1370
503
386
380
374
357
301
252
563
210
175
137
114
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
10
WSW
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:43PM0.80m
10:52PM0.77m
11:04PM0.72m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.23m
9:38AM0.27m
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:18
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6:51
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Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
21
23
22
21
20
21
22
20
22
23
22
21
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
15
17
18
21
19
19
20
18
18
21
19
18
17
20
21
19
19
18
17
18
18
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