Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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
23.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today?

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 2AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131316161517171314141414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13551064951885999969969905803189516974633599530653620372836733495332528152289183715681367
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
WNW
20
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
45
SW
35
SSW
30
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
W
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24AM
0.56
11:22AM
1.08
12:05PM
1.08
12:52PM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:43PM
0.37
1:43AM
0.56
8:13PM
0.37
10:47PM
0.35
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----6:41-------6:41-------6:43--
Sunset6:00-------5:59-------5:58-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C202019191919202021222119181818191918171615162020
Feels °C (?)161716181818211716171711111113141413111111131816
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