Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 19 Feb 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
23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hells Gate today?

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 9PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (19 Feb)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (19 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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

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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
S
2.3
SSW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131314131313137881414141388818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10491049880102711106836185695791144121643137432834638619492570232323455926276881112
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
40
SSE
45
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:02PM
0.65
11:25PM
0.77
12:20PM
0.70
12:07AM
0.68
12:42PM
0.77
12:48AM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:57PM
0.50
5:52AM
0.39
6:01PM
0.48
5:52AM
0.44
7:09PM
0.46
5:02AM
0.45
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:07-------6:07
Sunset--7:04-------7:02-------7:01-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C303027242222212224242321212121212222212020191921
Feels °C (?)272524232120192023222018181717171816151314121316
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