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Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 16 Mar 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
22.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today?

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 11AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (16 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (16 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
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)
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313141414131313131314141413131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)347347347347295261268284272261253249249253322336317295286277269305346295
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
30
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
E
25
ENE
15
NE
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
5
SW
20
ESE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NNW
20
WNW
15
W
0
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrossoncross-
off		offoffcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:46AM
0.63
8:19PM
0.88
10:29AM
0.66
9:18PM
0.87
10:35AM
0.70
10:07PM
0.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:30AM
0.33
11:48AM
0.63
3:51AM
0.35
2:37PM
0.59
4:12AM
0.39
3:39PM
0.53
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise-6:22-------6:22-------6:22------
Sunset----6:37-------6:37-------6:36---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232530282523232628283534322828323131342524232325
Feels °C (?)202330252119212525243231292628282526312526262526
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