Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.7° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 1AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
1.1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
173
138
124
154
341
386
372
450
396
636
1531
1396
1554
1533
1761
2338
2465
2700
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:33PM0.78m
11:45PM0.76m
Low Tide
2:04PM0.28m
11:15AM0.23m
11:55AM0.23m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
18
17
16
15
15
17
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
17
16
15
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16
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15
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