Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 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
22.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today?

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 4PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (09 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121111111111111111111010181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)591778953629609479471463669549556581283209205372297247249210206255258260
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
15
ENE
20
ESE
25
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:37PM
0.94
2:29PM
0.92
3:29PM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:06AM
0.41
1:31AM
0.41
1:53AM
0.43
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:35-------6:37
Sunset--6:09-------6:08-------6:07-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------1-1----
Temp. °C192121202019192024272727262524232832332828262524
Feels °C (?)151617151514151620242423212119182529292727242321
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