Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 24 May 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
22.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today?

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 3PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (24 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (24 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
12
1
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
250
171
142
186
255
248
331
368
206
306
489
483
453
418
412
407
401
331
261
253
319
508
651
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
10
NNE
5
SE
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
10
W
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:03AM0.79m
2:58PM0.82m
7:44AM0.80m
3:43PM0.73m
7:40AM0.85m
4:29PM0.65m
8:15PM0.66m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.79m
00:27AM0.59m
1:34PM0.70m
11:04PM0.64m
2:25PM0.63m
6:05PM0.64m
10:36PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:32
5:32
Temp °C
13
12
17
21
22
21
19
17
16
14
19
23
23
22
22
19
17
17
21
24
22
21
20
20
7
6
11
16
18
17
13
11
9
7
12
18
20
17
16
13
10
10
15
20
19
20
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
12
1
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
Energy kJ
268
250
171
142
116
255
248
331
368
175
306
489
483
453
418
412
407
401
331
261
253
175
508
651
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
WSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.2
S
9
0.3
N
5
0.1
NW
6
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
41
67
93
125
186
94
75
204
51
206
128
7
5
1
2
18
44
101
148
319
172
134
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.3
S
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
7
0.4
SW
20
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
Energy kJ
15
37
15
31
152
12
7
5
4
6
4
100
7
7
7
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NNE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
N
4
0.4
NNW
5
Energy kJ
2
3
3
1
2
7
12
13
3
6
2
6
7
9
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
249
611
0
0
0
0
0
4
249
547
326
686
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
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