Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 19 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today?

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 1PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (19 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.3
SW
2.3
SW
1.9
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)111514141414141413131313161615171713141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)640743676127311631064951104499989296999180325131697415154213725357034463446332531192670
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:45AM
1.05
1:24AM
0.56
11:22AM
1.08
12:05PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:17AM
0.61
6:43PM
0.37
1:43AM
0.56
8:13PM
0.37
10:47PM
0.35
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise-6:41-------6:41-------6:41------
Sunset----6:00-------5:59-------5:58---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C181820202019191818191920212121191819191918181716
Feels °C (?)151518171615171617181817161616121113131413131111
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