Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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
22.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today?

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 3AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (22 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (22 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313131313131314131313131414141415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3673349532782967228918101568136713461144961796581537647254923182174200221252402240223832551
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
25
SSW
15
S
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassonononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:52PM
1.06
1:43PM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:47PM
0.35
11:48PM
0.35
12:36AM
0.37
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----6:43-------6:43-------6:43--
Sunset5:58-------5:57-------5:55-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C191818161616202020191920202121212020201919192020
Feels °C (?)141313111312181516161616161717171718191817181817
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