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Hells Gate Surf Forecast
/ WA – North West (27 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 30 May 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 4AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hells Gate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
344 | 332 | 326 | 282 | 212 | 386 | 605 | 560 | 1312 | 2221 | 2385 | 2681 | 3423 | 4005 | 5524 | 6647 | 8375 | 7996 | 6374 | 7583 | 4499 | 3466 | 2873 | 2362 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:49AM1.07m | 9:19AM1.09m | 9:49AM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09PM0.43m | 5:46PM0.41m | 6:22PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  | |  | | |  | | | |  |  | |  |  | | | | | |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 344 | 332 | 326 | 282 | 208 | 127 | 459 | 382 | 366 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7583 | 4499 | 3466 | 2873 | 2362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | — |
| kJ | 42 | 89 | 159 | 151 | 212 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 5 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 81 | 386 | 605 | 560 | 1312 | 2221 | 2385 | 2681 | 3423 | 4005 | 5524 | 6647 | 8375 | 7996 | 6374 | 5809 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 611 | 611 | 619 | 598 | 2166 | 1800 | 1800 | 1946 | 1800 | 2102 | 2108 | 2166 | 2166 | 2166 | 772 | 2169 | 772 | 2161 | 9 | 2 |
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