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Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 25 Jan 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
24.3° C
 (Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today?

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 2PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (25 Jan)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (25 Jan)5ft (1.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wed
28
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SSW
1.5
SW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131918171716161616151414141313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1255103310048017016808782612617764797130635346054678415535633094286224622241234925516451776
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
30
S
35
S
45
S
45
S
45
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
0.77
1:56AM
0.44
3:15PM
0.83
2:57AM
0.32
4:04PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:10AM
0.42
1:28AM
0.44
5:15AM
0.38
2:23AM 4:56AM
0.32 0.31
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wed
28
Sunrise-5:45-------5:46-------5:47------
Sunset----7:21-------7:21-------7:20---
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202021222222212021212121212019191918202120201919
Feels °C (?)181920212021191819171716151413131312131512121113
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