Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.6° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 7AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (25 Oct)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (25 Oct)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
7
1.9
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2368
2531
2310
2020
2130
2148
2265
1069
892
1249
1018
837
964
948
933
1207
1431
947
686
674
711
1027
471
361
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
S
30
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:14AM0.53m
9:01PM0.79m
11:09AM0.49m
9:21PM0.84m
12:10PM0.44m
9:50PM0.89m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.27m
1:56PM0.44m
4:33AM0.20m
1:44PM0.45m
5:21AM0.15m
1:31PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:33
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Temp °C
14
11
12
15
16
16
15
15
15
13
15
16
17
17
17
18
16
14
17
23
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
6
4
5
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
13
13
12
11
12
12
9
8
10
16
13
13
12
12
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