Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.9° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 3PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)8ft (2.5m)17s
Afternoon (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
0
2
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4200
4200
3865
3985
4261
4366
4633
4687
4687
4579
4348
4437
4437
4382
4471
4549
4382
4013
4065
4263
4490
4193
2945
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:04AM0.62m
8:54PM0.59m
5:23AM0.59m
8:46PM0.62m
8:20AM0.57m
8:46PM0.66m
Low Tide
1:35PM0.31m
1:59AM0.52m
1:53PM0.34m
2:31AM0.44m
2:06PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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clear
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clear
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Temp °C
16
17
18
19
19
19
19
20
19
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
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Feels °C
15
16
15
16
16
16
18
18
16
14
14
14
12
11
11
11
10
10
12
10
9
8
7
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