Hells Gate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.79° S 114.57° E

Issued: 7 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hells Gate sea temperature is

20.0° C

Hells Gate surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 10AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s
Evening (21 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 21							Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	736	821	726	787	799	978	862	778	821	732	796	905	1116	1852	1787	1719	1568	1521	1402	1307	1196	992	886
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:30AM0.77m								3:05AM0.82m								3:46AM0.86m
Low Tide						5:25PM0.46m								5:26PM0.41m								5:38PM0.37m


	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	17	18	17	16	15	14	13	15	17	18	17	14	14	13	13	15	18	19	19	17
Feels °C	11	10	11	12	14	13	12	10	9	8	10	12	13	11	8	8	6	6	8	12	14	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	736	821	726	787	799	978	862	778	821	732	796	905	1116	1852	1787	1719	1568	1521	1402	1307	1196	992	886
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	WSW 18	—	—	SW 17	SW 16	—	—	S 5	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	31	—	—	235	929	—	—	28	22	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 3	—	—	—	ESE 3	SE 3	—	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	—	SE 4	SSE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	ENE 3	E 4	ESE 3	ESE 3
kJ	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	2	—	6	6	2	—	11	48	11	22	21	21	4	6	5	9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Separation Point WA - North West	Separation Point WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Separation Point WA - North West	Separation Point WA - North West	Separation Point WA - North West	Separation Point WA - North West	Separation Point WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Sunset Beach Geraldron WA - North West	Sunset Beach Geraldron WA - North West	Sunset Beach Geraldron WA - North West	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	Lancelin WA - Perth City	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	Hells Gate WA - North West	Separation Point WA - North West	Separation Point WA - North West	Separation Point WA - North West
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2
Distance (km)	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	9	9	9	299	245	299	0	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4				4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Gas Bay WA - Margaret River	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Gas Bay WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	9	6	6	4	4	4	4	4

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