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Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.3° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 6PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (12 Nov)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (12 Nov)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
431
1164
1021
947
1027
905
648
589
1552
2080
2075
1246
1246
1262
1076
1062
2027
2027
2055
936
924
833
726
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:28PM0.85m
10:37PM0.83m
10:43PM0.80m
Low Tide
7:31AM0.18m
8:12AM0.21m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
21
21
21
19
19
18
18
19
21
20
19
18
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18
18
18
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18
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Feels °C
19
18
18
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15
15
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18
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