Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 1 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is

20.6°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 8AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

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 morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 15	SW 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	527	405	379	373	689	367	339	1185	970	1927	1904	1532	2352	1265	1248	1140	1232	2307	2765	1836	1785	1610	1429	1288	1155	1137
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ESE	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		4:23AM0.57m	6:39AM0.56m					8:14PM0.59m				8:06AM0.53m				8:14PM0.65m				9:03AM0.49m				8:22PM0.72m
Low Tide	1:19AM0.52m		5:59AM0.56m		1:26PM0.35m					2:05AM0.42m			1:35PM0.40m					2:48AM0.33m			1:17PM0.43m					3:30AM0.26m


	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24
	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	6:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	18	21	21	20	18	18	18	18	20	22	21	20	19	18	18	18	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19
Feels °C	9	10	15	17	16	16	14	13	13	13	16	17	16	15	14	13	13	14	17	16	17	17	16	15	15	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 16	SW 12	SW 12	SW 15	SW 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	—	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	—	SSW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 8
kJ	527	405	379	373	167	367	330	1185	970	1927	1904	1532	—	1265	1248	1140	1232	—	2765	—	—	—	—	—	—	251
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 6	SW 18	SW 22	SW 16	SW 16	SW 19	SW 17	SSW 6	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12
kJ	81	80	62	108	18	161	339	59	476	123	99	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	437
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 18	SW 22	—	SW 20	SW 19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	109	18	—	99	184	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	—	SSW 6	SW 12	SSW 5	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	SSW 7	SW 16	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	105	99	—	50	689	66	117	126	130	—	—	118	2352	255	337	408	388	2307	2144	1836	1785	1610	1429	1288	1155	1137
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Hells Gate WA - North West	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	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Ndana Timor	Ndana Timor	Blackfellows SA - Eyre Peninsula	Cactus SA - Nullarbor	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	South Point WA - Margaret River	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Yallingup Beach WA - Margaret River	The Window WA - Margaret River	Lancelin WA - Perth City	Dongara-Port Denison WA - North West
Rating (10 max)	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	3	3	4
Distance (km)	433	2	0	125	512	529	512	512	512	2	2	512	2161	2161	1997	1800	360	360	565	360	512	512	541	550	245	63
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA		Jakes	Jakes	Jakes						Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse)	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse)															Port Denison
Rating (10 max)		3	3	3						4	4															4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Injidup Point WA - Margaret River	The Farm WA - Margaret River	Ocean Beach WA - Far South	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) SA - East Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Golf Course Reef NSW - South Coast	Pink Rocks NSW - Far South	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Hanson Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Bullies SA - East Coast	The Womb WA - Margaret River	Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) VIC - Phillip Island	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	5	5	5	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	6	4	7	4	4
Header Global	Beach Road South Africa	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Ghost Tree United States	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Cojo United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Supertubes Australia	Boners United States	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bancoora Australia	Fullers United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	8	6	7	5	6

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