Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 27 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 1.4°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 1PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (27 May)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (27 May)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
0
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
751
996
1018
981
1081
1415
1551
1801
1877
1966
1621
1280
1127
1151
1094
918
862
730
635
578
497
433
411
350
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
25
N
25
NW
35
NNW
35
NW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:44AM0.92m
5:24PM0.58m
9:16PM0.62m
7:58AM0.99m
10:15PM0.59m
8:21AM1.04m
Low Tide
3:10PM0.56m
6:00PM0.58m
10:40PM0.61m
3:52PM0.51m
10:47PM0.59m
4:31PM0.46m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:32
5:31
2
3
Temp °C
18
18
20
22
21
21
21
22
20
20
21
21
20
19
19
18
17
16
19
19
19
19
18
18
15
14
17
18
17
18
17
17
16
18
19
18
18
17
18
17
16
14
17
18
16
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
Energy kJ
751
996
1018
981
1081
1415
1551
1801
1877
1966
1621
1280
1127
1151
1094
918
862
730
635
578
497
433
411
350
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
13
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.7
W
6
0.1
NW
5
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
145
53
69
48
30
1
13
12
30
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
5
Energy kJ
12
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
NW
5
Energy kJ
8
26
27
22
41
55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
1
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
4
44
723
723
723
729
547
741
741
2
1946
9
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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