Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 17 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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today?

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 12AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)121211111111101112111111111514141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)409309283237174334442836104088274369658574367612731079965951885999984969991
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
SSW
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
W
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:13PM
0.70
10:14AM
1.00
12:08AM
0.63
10:45AM
1.05
1:24AM
0.56
11:22AM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:49PM
0.43
2:44AM
0.62
5:43PM
0.39
2:17AM
0.61
6:43PM
0.37
1:43AM
0.56
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----6:39-------6:41-------6:41--
Sunset6:01-------6:00-------6:00-------
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----21-----------------
Temp. °C222222222121202120202019181820201919191818181920
Feels °C (?)181920212021161816161716151517161415161616171717
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