Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.5° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 8PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (25 Oct)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (25 Oct)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the ESE by Wed morning).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
1
2
4
4
0
0
0
2
1
0
2
1
1
3
3
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
2.2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2020
2130
2148
2178
1069
1575
1147
1018
760
811
948
977
929
765
1224
800
572
595
631
643
350
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
35
S
40
S
40
S
30
S
20
SSE
15
SE
5
SSE
15
SW
30
SSW
25
S
15
S
15
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
15
ENE
10
NW
25
S
30
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:14AM0.53m
9:01PM0.79m
11:09AM0.49m
9:21PM0.84m
12:10PM0.44m
9:50PM0.89m
Low Tide
1:56PM0.44m
4:33AM0.20m
1:44PM0.45m
5:21AM0.15m
1:31PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
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5:33
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6:36
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6:37
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Temp °C
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
18
14
18
25
21
20
18
21
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
8
10
11
14
13
10
10
12
12
11
7
10
18
18
19
14
15
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