Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 25 Dec 2025 AWST
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Hells Gate surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is
23.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hells Gate today?

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 4AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (25 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (25 Dec)3ft (0.9m)18s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
1.4
SW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121414181818171616161616168999101088
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42838424018125144046545578174511871014131419299062596536732802838850121610771194
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
N
15
N
20
WNW
25
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
W
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
40
S
45
S
50
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:15PM
0.83
11:49PM
0.75
3:29PM
0.57
11:16PM 1:11AM
0.66 0.65
3:41PM
0.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00AM
0.27
8:21AM
0.33
4:10PM
0.57
12:35AM
0.65
8:35AM
0.38
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise---5:20-------5:22-------5:22----
Sunset------7:20-------7:21-------7:21-
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C353229312624242222212121212121191917171620201919
Feels °C (?)31292729262326232219191919161612121010813121111
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