Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.0°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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 12AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
6
1.7
S
6
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.9
WSW
16
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
297
228
181
171
301
331
299
290
249
286
181
152
419
407
412
407
395
323
406
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
25
ESE
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:25PM0.91m
11:06PM0.90m
Low Tide
7:16AM0.13m
9:30AM0.14m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
21
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
19
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19
18
Feels °C
16
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17
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