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Hells Gate Surf Forecast
/ WA – North West (27 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.8° C
(Which is 1.4°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 2AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Hells Gate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
511 | 503 | 494 | 494 | 435 | 427 | 471 | 411 | 320 | 404 | 455 | 493 | 540 | 602 | 587 | 739 | 729 | 1248 | 1048 | 1020 | 1020 | 940 | 940 | 940 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | |
High Tide | 10:22AM1.17m | 11:07AM1.16m | 11:54AM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02PM0.34m | 7:08PM0.33m | 8:57PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 27 |
14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 511 | 503 | 494 | 494 | 435 | 427 | 471 | 411 | 320 | 278 | 309 | 309 | 403 | 325 | 331 | 739 | 729 | 1248 | 1048 | 1020 | 1020 | 940 | 940 | 940 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 45 | 44 | 149 | 186 | 184 | 179 | 323 | 319 | 404 | 455 | 493 | 540 | 602 | 587 | 293 | 298 | 263 | 305 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 21 | 42 | 37 | 24 | 19 | — | — | 13 | 31 | — | 3 | 5 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 512 | 369 | 245 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 125 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 322 | 322 |
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