Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 16 Jul 2025 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
20.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Hells Gate today?

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 7AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (16 Jul)11ft (3.5m)19s

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

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Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.1
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
2.5
W
3
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
1.5
WSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)1717161616161919181818181818181717171616171717171716161616161515151514141414147910121212131312121212121111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)18492538325838894598549161158848835773786918699777668082759268396066499843814435505858085808593654734991443739763544328827582491214818891752138211511000800681140625233707369575243098283322571966151313021025835701612516117887311082928
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
5
WNW
15
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
NE
15
N
25
NNW
45
NW
55
NNW
65
NW
60
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:05AM
0.68
1:25PM
0.80
2:31AM
0.75
2:13PM
0.69
3:05AM
0.82
3:05PM
0.57
3:47AM
0.89
4:13PM
0.46
4:38AM
0.95
5:40AM
0.99
7:12AM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:47AM
0.63
7:59PM
0.54
8:35AM
0.62
7:57PM
0.57
12:55PM
0.54
5:29PM
0.54
2:00PM
0.44
4:53PM
0.45
2:58PM
0.35
3:51PM
0.28
4:39PM
0.23
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Sunrise---7:13-------7:13-------7:11-------7:11-------7:11-------7:11-------7:11-------7:09
Sunset------5:42-------5:42-------5:43-------5:43-------5:44-------5:44-------5:45-----
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Rain (mm)
-------------------------------------116-1--1-----1-111-----
Temp. °C161717161718171715131212151716161614131215161616151412121518171615151415191919161514151515151515151516161617171716171717
Feels °C (?)141415151615131210989121411121299811111212121188111613141414111011108433446789101112131212121111111010
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for WA - North West

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Hells Gate (light winds from the NE at Geraldton Airport 13 km from Hells Gate). 2.3m 16s long period groundswell from the SW with a 2.3m 16s long period groundswell from the SW

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Offshore
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