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Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia
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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
21.8° C
(Which is 1.3°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 8AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hells Gate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
493 | 540 | 602 | 587 | 739 | 729 | 1248 | 1048 | 1020 | 1020 | 940 | 940 | 940 | 928 | 821 | 939 | 458 | 915 | 833 | 928 | 1006 | 1109 | 1002 | 877 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:07AM1.16m | 11:54AM1.13m | 12:40PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57PM0.34m | 10:12PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
15 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
396 | 403 | 325 | 331 | 739 | 729 | 1248 | 1048 | 1020 | 1020 | 940 | 940 | 940 | 928 | 821 | 939 | 458 | 915 | 833 | 928 | 1006 | 1109 | 1002 | 877 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
493 | 540 | 602 | 587 | 337 | 298 | 263 | 263 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 |
3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 43 | 121 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 249 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 374 | 542 | 569 | 512 | 512 |
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