Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 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
23.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today?

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 4PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
4
4
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
2.3
SW
1.9
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131616151717131314141414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)919969969905803256216974633574031593364367536733495327829672289181015681367134612281120940
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
45
SW
40
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
5
E
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
1.08
12:05PM
1.08
12:52PM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:13PM
0.37
10:47PM
0.35
11:48PM
0.35
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:41-------6:41-------6:43------
Sunset----5:59-------5:58-------5:57---
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C191920202121211918181818181817151515191919191818
Feels °C (?)18192017161617111012121213131191111171414151415
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