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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 pm Thursday 21 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
21.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hells Gate today?
The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 7PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hells Gate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
928 | 1109 | 1109 | 915 | 890 | 852 | 733 | 711 | 1329 | 1309 | 841 | 494 | 431 | 424 | 712 | 590 | 580 | 511 | 457 | 450 | 403 | 355 | 268 | 187 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 12:40PM1.07m | 1:27PM1.00m | 2:13PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.40m | 11:44PM0.46m | 00:12AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 928 | 1109 | 1109 | 915 | 890 | 852 | 733 | 711 | 1329 | 1309 | 841 | 494 | 431 | 424 | 712 | 590 | 580 | 511 | 457 | 450 | 403 | 355 | 268 | 187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 570 | — | — | — | — | 88 | 76 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 12 | — | 41 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 12 | 61 | 165 | 247 | 233 | 156 | — | — | 101 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 542 | 792 | 772 | 512 | 512 | 416 | 357 | 252 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 513 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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