Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 1AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
0
4
4
4
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
15
2.1
SW
18
2.4
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1237
2557
3431
3974
4200
4200
3865
3985
4456
4366
4633
4687
4687
4579
4348
4242
4437
4382
4382
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:52PM0.60m
4:04AM0.62m
8:54PM0.59m
5:23AM0.59m
8:46PM0.62m
Low Tide
1:34AM0.59m
1:35PM0.31m
1:59AM0.52m
1:53PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
17
16
16
17
18
19
19
18
18
19
20
18
19
18
17
16
17
Feels °C
13
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17
17
18
14
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12
11
12
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