Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.8° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 11PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)--
Afternoon (01 Oct)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (01 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat morning).

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
1
1
0
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2620
2437
2404
3410
2999
2491
2309
2326
2491
2692
1077
1063
1048
970
1402
2061
1994
1592
1764
Wind (km/h)
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
35
SSW
40
S
40
S
35
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
S
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:22AM0.84m
1:20AM0.82m
Low Tide
11:37AM0.19m
12:33PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
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Temp °C
17
17
16
14
14
15
21
20
19
18
17
16
16
16
19
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
10
11
9
8
9
9
15
12
12
11
10
11
13
13
15
14
14
13
14
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