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Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.5° 

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 (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 2PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (15 Nov)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (15 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon night).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
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)
4
2
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
1.4
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
7
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
726
716
1509
1236
1253
503
444
336
374
316
256
563
248
178
175
151
133
113
113
134
180
165
146
208
302
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
SW
20
W
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:52PM0.77m
11:04PM0.72m
11:10PM0.67m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.23m
9:38AM0.27m
10:11AM0.30m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
19
22
23
22
21
20
22
22
20
22
23
22
21
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
18
20
20
18
18
20
18
18
17
20
21
19
19
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
17
18
19
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