Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 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
22.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today?

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 8AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (24 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (24 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
3
4
3
2
0
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2050
2140
2317
2416
2390
2238
1801
1438
1184
1083
1288
1251
1197
984
954
865
802
814
991
846
801
686
577
560
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
WNW
20
S
30
SE
25
ESE
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:38PM0.95m
3:38PM0.88m
11:41AM0.74m
4:52PM0.81m
6:41PM0.81m
Low Tide
00:36AM0.37m
1:14AM0.41m
1:41AM0.46m
1:05PM0.74m
6:13PM0.81m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:43
6:43
6:45
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5:54
5:53
5:52
3
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
20
20
19
19
19
17
16
16
21
23
21
20
22
22
22
22
26
23
18
18
19
18
17
16
18
16
15
15
15
13
12
13
17
18
16
16
18
17
18
18
24
21
17
14
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
2050
2140
2317
2416
2390
2238
1801
1438
1184
1083
1288
1251
1197
984
954
865
802
814
991
846
801
686
577
560
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.1
SW
26
0.3
SW
24
0.6
SW
23
Energy kJ
89
100
64
26
87
418
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.4
ESE
4
1
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
6
0.5
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
21
43
50
45
38
5
40
97
99
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
Distance (km)
2
0
2
752
752
772
374
2
2
2
2
2
529
512
512
2
2
2
0
0
299
10
320
3
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
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