Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.0° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 5AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (01 Nov)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (01 Nov)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
653
531
427
757
899
1344
1307
1169
1044
947
852
778
704
704
637
778
767
905
878
851
925
760
688
649
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:57AM0.81m
2:00AM0.74m
11:31PM0.62m
3:06AM0.65m
8:41PM0.56m
Low Tide
11:53AM0.17m
12:34PM0.22m
00:21AM0.62m
1:05PM0.28m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
17
18
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
15
14
16
17
16
17
16
15
15
16
17
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
12
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