Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
19.9°C
0.2° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (31 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.3
W
7
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
395
363
309
253
249
245
170
196
216
255
371
653
597
427
1358
984
1443
930
1262
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:57PM0.87m
00:57AM0.81m
Low Tide
11:00AM0.15m
11:53AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:30
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5:28
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6:39
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6:39
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6:40
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2
1
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1
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Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
16
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