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Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 12 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
23.4° C
 (Which is 1.0°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 9PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (12 Jan)7ft (2.2m)8s

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

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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)88888999914148899910997771414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)50054758766565764564551345314221322428370378318362394475436290293238211301
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:17PM
0.79
5:01PM
0.83
5:50PM
0.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:52AM
0.25
5:56AM
0.23
5:36AM
0.21
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------5:35-------5:35-------5:37
Sunset--7:23-------7:23-------7:23-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222221201919192021212120202020242925232221212125
Feels °C (?)191817151414151616171716171818212621181817192023
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