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Hells Gate Surf Forecast
/ WA – North West (27 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Hells Gate today?
The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 6PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hells Gate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
885 | 1471 | 1783 | 1834 | 1756 | 2050 | 2140 | 2317 | 2416 | 2390 | 2238 | 2038 | 1762 | 1184 | 1083 | 1307 | 1343 | 1197 | 984 | 878 | 865 | 878 | 814 | 991 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:43PM1.01m | 2:38PM0.95m | 3:38PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM0.37m | 1:14AM0.41m | 1:41AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 885 | 1471 | 1783 | 1834 | 1756 | 2050 | 2140 | 2317 | 2416 | 2390 | 2238 | 2038 | 1762 | 1184 | 1083 | 1307 | 1343 | 1197 | 984 | 878 | 865 | 878 | 814 | 991 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | 67 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | 104 | 73 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 54 | 47 | — | 28 | — | 66 | 105 | 124 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 772 | 772 | 752 | 74 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 772 | 512 | 374 | 2 | 299 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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