Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 23 Feb 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
23.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today?

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 8PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (23 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (23 Feb)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
3
2
4
2
4
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SSW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414131314151616151514141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2085205621878378136476375116328712434245021681915160214631484134411051179704488480816
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
SE
15
S
15
SE
10
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:49PM
0.88
2:17AM
0.36
2:35PM
0.91
3:30PM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:02AM
0.36
4:11AM
0.35
2:04AM
0.27
2:50AM
0.22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:09-------6:09
Sunset--7:00-------7:00-------6:59-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252423222121212325252424232323253031292625252528
Feels °C (?)221918171616172124232125232523253029262322232325
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