Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 26 Apr 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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 25s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
1
0
3
4
4
3
4
0
0
3
5
4
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
0.6
SW
24
0.8
SW
23
1.1
SW
21
1.4
SW
20
1.6
SW
19
1.8
SW
18
2.3
SW
18
2.5
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
846
801
614
451
616
1149
1600
1956
2244
3386
3639
3125
3233
2911
2087
2035
1675
1808
1784
1784
1505
1594
1238
1115
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NW
20
W
10
W
5
W
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
E
0
SE
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:41AM0.74m
4:52PM0.81m
6:41PM0.81m
8:48AM0.75m
8:05PM0.77m
8:46AM0.81m
8:56PM0.73m
Low Tide
1:05PM0.74m
6:13PM0.81m
1:59AM0.52m
2:03PM0.66m
2:09AM0.57m
2:50PM0.59m
2:09AM0.60m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:46
6:46
6:47
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5:52
5:52
5:51
5:50
3
3
1
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
26
26
22
19
20
19
20
22
23
22
21
20
20
19
18
18
19
20
19
20
20
20
21
21
22
24
18
17
19
19
19
22
21
21
22
22
20
18
16
17
19
19
18
19
20
21
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
21
1.4
SW
20
1.6
SW
19
1.8
SW
18
2.3
SW
18
2.5
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
846
801
614
451
437
1149
1600
1956
2244
3386
3639
3125
3233
2911
2087
2035
1675
1808
1784
1784
1505
1594
1238
1115
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
27
0.1
SW
26
0.4
SW
24
0.7
SW
23
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
Energy kJ
28
26
197
510
437
552
488
552
48
47
31
52
24
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
24
0.8
SW
23
0.7
S
6
Energy kJ
347
616
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
NW
4
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
SSW
6
Energy kJ
42
72
49
16
93
56
56
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
2
2
433
2
0
0
4
0
322
357
512
0
2
2
2
2
2
299
2
9
0
2
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
7
7
5
9
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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