Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 26 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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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 8AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (26 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (26 May)2.5ft (0.7m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1.1
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
1.1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
412
476
401
288
261
253
319
508
651
751
996
1005
981
1081
1199
1193
1580
1948
1797
1475
1353
1303
1449
1309
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
WNW
10
WNW
0
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
W
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:40AM0.85m
4:29PM0.65m
8:15PM0.66m
7:44AM0.92m
5:24PM0.58m
9:16PM0.62m
7:58AM0.99m
10:15PM0.59m
Low Tide
11:04PM0.64m
2:25PM0.63m
6:05PM0.64m
10:36PM0.63m
3:10PM0.56m
6:00PM0.58m
10:40PM0.61m
3:52PM0.51m
10:47PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:32
1
12
3
Temp °C
19
17
17
21
22
21
20
20
19
18
18
20
23
21
21
21
21
19
21
20
20
20
20
19
14
11
10
15
17
18
20
18
17
15
14
15
18
18
18
16
17
16
17
16
16
17
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1.1
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
1.1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
412
476
401
288
261
253
175
508
651
751
996
1005
981
1081
1199
1193
1580
1948
1797
1475
1353
1303
1449
1309
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.5
W
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
Energy kJ
18
44
101
148
319
215
147
145
56
80
136
97
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.8
W
10
0.8
WNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
Energy kJ
2
4
8
7
7
118
26
3
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
5
3
4
1
1
4
4
1
1
4
3
Distance (km)
0
4
4
542
322
694
0
0
0
0
0
11
729
686
729
753
769
769
547
772
1917
1997
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
6
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
6
7
6
9
6
8
8
6
9
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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