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Hells Gate Surf Forecast
/ WA – North West (27 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 31 May 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 9AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hells Gate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | |
1259 | 1945 | 2324 | 2231 | 2921 | 3201 | 4788 | 6184 | 6550 | 7248 | 6629 | 5191 | 4332 | 3688 | 3271 | 2740 | 2088 | 1617 | 1319 | 980 | 515 | 406 | 487 | 279 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 9:19AM1.09m | 9:49AM1.10m | 10:17AM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.41m | 6:22PM0.39m | 6:59PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
 kJ | 366 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4332 | 3688 | 3271 | 2740 | 2088 | 1617 | 1319 | 980 | 515 | 406 | 487 | 279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 60 | 96 | 59 | 308 | 299 | 197 | 238 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 116 | 155 | 155 | 249 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1259 | 1945 | 2324 | 2231 | 2921 | 3201 | 4788 | 6184 | 6550 | 7248 | 6629 | 5191 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 686 | 1800 | 1800 | 1800 | 1946 | 1800 | 2108 | 2161 | 2166 | 2164 | 2164 | 2145 | 2161 | 529 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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