Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 6PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (24 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (24 Oct)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
4
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
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
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2873
2667
2803
1737
2569
2368
2368
2310
2020
2130
2299
2334
984
892
1249
1018
837
892
1135
1269
1288
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
35
S
40
S
40
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
S
30
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:21AM0.56m
8:50PM0.72m
10:14AM0.53m
9:01PM0.79m
11:09AM0.49m
9:21PM0.84m
Low Tide
2:09PM0.42m
3:48AM0.27m
1:56PM0.44m
4:33AM0.20m
1:44PM0.45m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:33
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Temp °C
15
16
16
16
15
14
11
12
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
14
16
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
7
8
7
7
7
6
3
5
8
8
8
7
8
9
9
11
13
11
10
9
9
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