Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.9°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 (06 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 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 11PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)--
Afternoon (06 Nov)7ft (2.1m)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 Sat morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
1.4
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
7
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1587
1299
1028
956
892
874
860
805
673
615
237
161
171
530
500
191
230
242
316
435
529
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:22PM0.72m
9:53AM0.45m
8:36PM0.78m
10:40AM0.41m
8:57PM0.83m
Low Tide
3:30AM0.26m
12:10PM0.43m
4:11AM0.21m
12:07PM0.40m
4:52AM0.18m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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Temp °C
19
18
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
16
15
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16
18
18
16
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14
15
14
13
12
11
11
12
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