Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 11 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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 8PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (11 Oct)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (11 Oct)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
0
0
2
0
3
3
4
2
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
4
3
1
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
3
SSW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3772
3396
3544
2963
4195
3720
3352
3011
2662
2585
3316
1413
1290
2053
1712
1325
1115
1004
924
1004
961
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
35
S
40
S
40
S
25
SE
25
ESE
30
E
35
E
20
E
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
High Tide
10:58AM0.47m
10:04PM0.76m
11:35AM0.40m
10:27PM0.79m
12:11PM0.35m
10:51PM0.80m
Low Tide
2:28PM0.40m
5:24AM0.21m
2:03PM0.37m
6:08AM0.21m
2:04PM0.33m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
18
18
16
15
14
13
14
21
21
20
19
21
20
20
20
26
28
26
23
24
Feels °C
15
13
12
10
8
7
7
8
16
14
13
12
15
14
14
12
21
24
21
18
20
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