Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 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
21.5° C
(Which is 1.6°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 6AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (20 May)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (20 May)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
4
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1020
1020
1020
940
940
833
821
939
511
915
833
928
928
1031
915
890
852
828
804
1329
1427
841
494
431
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:54AM1.13m
12:40PM1.07m
1:27PM1.00m
Low Tide
10:12PM0.36m
11:03PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:35
5:35
Temp °C
21
20
20
24
25
23
21
21
21
20
21
22
21
21
20
19
19
18
14
17
20
20
19
17
17
16
15
21
22
20
19
19
18
18
20
20
18
18
16
14
13
13
8
10
13
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
1020
1020
1020
940
940
833
821
939
511
915
833
928
928
1031
915
890
852
828
804
1329
1427
841
494
431
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1
S
6
Energy kJ
251
264
81
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.6
SSW
8
1.4
S
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
6
Energy kJ
3
15
34
90
182
266
209
186
103
94
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
322
2
2
0
2
2
2
512
769
512
512
512
433
338
252
369
512
512
320
2
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
7
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