Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 1 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is

20.7°C

Hells Gate surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 8PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning).
	Wed 4					Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 15	SW 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	373	760	319	339	1185	886	1927	1904	1532	2185	1265	2680	1140	2646	2198	2173	2412	2187	1587	1299	1269	1043	878
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide					8:14PM0.59m				8:06AM0.53m				8:14PM0.65m				9:03AM0.49m				8:22PM0.72m
Low Tide		1:26PM0.35m					2:05AM0.42m			1:35PM0.40m					2:48AM0.33m			1:17PM0.43m					3:30AM0.26m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24
	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	6:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	21	20	18	18	18	18	20	22	21	19	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	19	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	18	16	16	14	14	13	14	16	18	16	14	13	13	14	14	16	17	16	16	16	14	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 16	SW 12	SW 12	SW 15	SW 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	—	SW 16	—	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	—	—	—	—	SW 12
kJ	373	167	319	330	1185	886	1927	1904	1532	—	1265	—	1140	1135	2198	2173	2412	2187	—	—	—	—	878
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 22	SW 16	SW 16	SW 19	SW 17	—	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	108	18	161	339	59	476	—	111	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 22	—	SW 20	SW 19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	18	—	99	184	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SW 12	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	—	SSW 7	SW 16	SSW 7	SSW 16	SSW 8	SSW 15	—	—	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	—
kJ	50	760	69	140	134	139	161	—	118	2185	251	2680	434	2646	—	—	1862	1680	1587	1299	1269	1043	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Jakes WA - North West	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	The Quarries WA - Margaret River	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Watermans WA - Perth City	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Ndana Timor	Savu Right Timor	Blackfellows SA - Eyre Peninsula	Cactus SA - Nullarbor	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Mullaloo WA - Perth City	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	Lancelin WA - Perth City	Ledge Point WA - Perth City
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	3	4	4
Distance (km)	125	512	529	512	512	512	2	357	512	2161	2161	1997	1800	360	360	360	353	512	512	547	299	245	252
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA	Red Bluff						Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse)		Dunes								Dunes
Rating (10 max)	3						4		2								2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	4

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