Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 7 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is

20.8°C

Hells Gate surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 12AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	14s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Evening (06 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thu 5			Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 6	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1265	1041	1140	2646	2198	2061	1862	2037	1378	1299	1028	956	878	956	330	792	741	669	237	132	489
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			8:14PM0.65m				9:03AM0.49m				8:22PM0.72m				9:53AM0.45m				8:36PM0.78m
Low Tide					2:48AM0.33m			1:17PM0.43m					3:30AM0.26m			12:10PM0.43m					4:11AM0.21m


	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24
	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	6:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	18	18	18	19	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	19	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	16	15	13	14	15	16	17	16	16	15	15	15	16	18	18	17	16	16	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	SW 13	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 8	—	—	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13
kJ	1265	1041	1140	1135	2198	2061	1862	2037	—	—	1028	—	878	956	250	—	—	447	237	114	85
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 13	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	386	330	—	—	—	29	84	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 15	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	—	SW 12	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 11
kJ	297	383	388	2646	—	—	—	1680	1378	1299	—	956	—	—	—	792	741	669	132	132	489
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	2161	1926	1800	360	360	74	360	513	513	374	299	320	357	245	512	2161	2161	598	547	357	320
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Rating (10 max)						4	2								4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5

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