Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 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
21.7° C
(Which is 1.7°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 6PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
686
763
694
1029
823
1014
1027
1109
979
906
856
746
659
506
471
340
290
286
286
239
158
146
118
90
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
30
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
30
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:38AM1.04m
12:04PM1.02m
12:46PM0.99m
Low Tide
10:43PM0.44m
11:22PM0.45m
11:55PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
6:52
6:52
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5:45
5:44
5:43
5:42
Temp °C
21
24
25
23
21
20
18
17
21
25
26
24
22
21
19
18
22
25
26
24
22
21
19
18
15
18
19
17
15
14
12
10
14
19
20
18
15
14
11
11
15
19
20
19
15
13
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
686
763
694
1029
823
1014
1027
1109
979
906
856
746
659
506
471
340
290
286
286
239
158
146
118
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
Energy kJ
304
257
215
21
16
17
1
1
1
1
12
12
12
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
6
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.8
SE
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.8
E
4
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
N
6
0.3
E
2
0.4
E
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
Energy kJ
5
5
3
16
13
18
15
6
3
6
9
18
30
32
21
5
3
1
2
13
18
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
Distance (km)
245
3
3
2
3
3
63
299
333
0
3
3
63
299
320
512
611
0
0
9
299
547
570
582
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
7
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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