Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today?

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 10AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111011121111111115141414141414131313131316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)283237174368488821104088280775658574367612731163106495189891998496910698162009
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
30
WNW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:13PM
0.70
10:14AM
1.00
12:08AM
0.63
10:45AM
1.05
1:24AM
0.56
11:22AM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:44AM
0.62
5:43PM
0.39
2:17AM
0.61
6:43PM
0.37
1:43AM
0.56
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:39-------6:41-------6:41----
Sunset------6:00-------6:00-------5:59-
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---21-------------------
Temp. °C222221212021212020191818202019191918181920202121
Feels °C (?)202020201618181616161515171615151616161818171616
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