Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 11 Apr 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
22.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today?

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 7PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)111111101818181818171616161615151514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)297247260133157255327258319439527602508573523509489482401379363313257249
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
10
N
20
S
15
NNE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
S
15
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
S
25
S
30
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:29PM
0.90
4:35PM
0.88
9:43AM
0.73
5:55PM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:53AM
0.43
2:15AM
0.45
11:03AM
0.72
2:35AM
0.49
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-------6:37-------6:37-------6:37
Sunset--6:07-------6:07-------6:06-----
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C293229262625242427282524242526252827232223242525
Feels °C (?)263126252624232427262223232426242723202324242525
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