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Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia
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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
21.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 5AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hells Gate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
1225 | 2361 | 2082 | 1680 | 1280 | 1127 | 1169 | 1045 | 918 | 778 | 730 | 587 | 514 | 497 | 433 | 453 | 384 | 371 | 332 | 319 | 212 | 251 | 520 | 440 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:58AM0.99m | 10:15PM0.59m | 8:21AM1.04m | 8:49AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52PM0.51m | 10:47PM0.59m | 4:31PM0.46m | 5:09PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1225 | — | 2082 | 1680 | 1280 | 1127 | 1169 | 1045 | 918 | 778 | 730 | 587 | 514 | 497 | 433 | 453 | 384 | 371 | 332 | 319 | 212 | 177 | 520 | 440 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — |
35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 89 | 159 | 151 | 212 | 251 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | NNW 3 | NW 5 | NW 7 | WNW 7 |
123 | 2361 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 10 | 138 | 279 | 294 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 547 | 547 | 547 | 772 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 338 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 249 | 416 | 550 | 589 |
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