Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 21 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
22.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today?

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 6AM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)151717131314141414141413131313131313131313141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27725103600731593364367536733495327829672289181015681367134612281037940765790852109111971247
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
45
SW
40
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
WNW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
10
SSE
20
S
25
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:05PM
1.08
12:52PM
1.06
1:43PM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:13PM
0.37
10:47PM
0.35
11:48PM
0.35
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---6:41-------6:43-------6:43----
Sunset------5:58-------5:57-------5:55-
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-1--------------------72
Temp. °C211918181819181818161516202019191919181819191616
Feels °C (?)161210121214131212111112181515151616151518161216
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