Hells Gate Surf Forecast

/ WA – North West (27 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 19 Oct 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 19.9° 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 4AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Evening (19 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	12s

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

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		Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	1676	1650	1523	1407	1237	1384	1217	1217	1059	1117	1135	1969	2349	2162	2253	2055	1761	1317	1215	963	774	800	592	615
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	W	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	W	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	S	SSE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)	8:57PM 0.60				9:10AM 0.53				9:06PM 0.67				9:49AM 0.49				9:21PM 0.72				10:26AM 0.45
Low Tide / height (m)			3:02AM 0.35				2:29PM 0.38				3:40AM 0.30				2:18PM 0.39				4:19AM 0.26			1:53PM 0.38

		Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:32	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	18	17	18	19	19	17	16	17	18	17	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	17	18	18	18	17
Feels °C (?)	16	15	14	15	15	14	11	11	13	13	12	12	11	10	9	10	10	10	10	12	14	13	13	11

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for WA - North West

Wind Update Cross-on wind has become light (light winds from the SE at Broome Airport 5 km from Gantheaume Point (Broome)). 0.3m 4s local chop from the W with a 0.1m 13s groundswell, also from the W. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 27 minutes ago Gantheaume Point (Broome)

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1 h 27 min ago

11 km/h

NNE

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