Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 24 May 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
21.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today?

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 10PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)--
Afternoon (24 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (24 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
255
248
331
368
206
306
489
483
453
418
412
407
401
288
261
253
319
508
651
637
996
1150
981
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
10
N
5
ESE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
N
20
NNE
15
NW
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:58PM0.82m
7:44AM0.80m
3:43PM0.73m
7:40AM0.85m
4:29PM0.65m
8:15PM0.66m
7:44AM0.92m
Low Tide
00:27AM0.59m
1:34PM0.70m
11:04PM0.64m
2:25PM0.63m
6:05PM0.64m
10:36PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:32
5:32
Temp °C
22
21
19
18
16
14
19
23
24
23
21
19
17
17
22
24
22
21
20
20
18
18
21
24
19
17
14
12
10
7
12
18
21
19
15
13
11
10
16
20
20
19
18
17
14
14
16
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
Energy kJ
116
255
248
331
368
175
306
489
483
453
418
412
407
401
288
261
253
175
508
651
637
996
1150
981
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.2
S
9
0.4
N
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
SW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
SW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.5
W
10
Energy kJ
186
94
152
204
51
206
128
7
9
3
3
18
44
101
148
319
172
147
145
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
18
0.5
SW
11
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
7
0.4
SW
20
0.3
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
Energy kJ
15
31
55
12
5
6
4
6
4
100
4
4
4
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
NE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NNE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NW
5
Energy kJ
44
2
6
9
13
3
5
3
5
8
10
7
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
249
611
0
0
0
0
0
4
249
542
322
686
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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