Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 02 May 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
22.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today?

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 7AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1783
1891
1551
1435
1359
1180
1100
890
876
714
607
554
472
407
400
309
220
303
512
479
423
358
365
341
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
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
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:59AM1.03m
11:39PM0.56m
10:25AM1.05m
00:25AM0.54m
10:51AM1.05m
Low Tide
1:17AM0.56m
5:42PM0.44m
1:27AM0.54m
6:25PM0.43m
1:35AM0.53m
7:13PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
6:48
6:50
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5:47
5:46
5:45
Temp °C
15
14
13
15
18
19
18
17
15
14
14
18
21
22
21
19
18
17
16
20
23
24
23
21
8
6
7
9
11
12
11
10
9
8
8
11
15
16
16
13
13
11
10
14
19
19
19
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
Energy kJ
1783
1891
1551
1435
1359
1180
1100
890
876
714
607
554
472
407
400
309
220
303
512
479
423
358
365
341
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
18
Energy kJ
68
53
12
10
59
26
39
16
38
37
91
128
207
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.5
SW
15
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
9
106
18
16
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.3
E
3
0.3
SE
2
0.6
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
26
13
15
8
10
18
13
13
11
8
5
5
7
9
13
12
9
2
1
10
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
9
361
2
9
512
433
372
9
9
2
3
63
3
2
2
3
3
9
11
0
0
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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