Hells Gate surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 17 Apr 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
23.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hells Gate today?

The current surf forecast for Hells Gate at 7AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121211111111101011111111111514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)999905814555645574409309245237147408377603866882817696620733676127312551336
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
S
25
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossonononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM
0.76
9:49AM
0.94
11:13PM
0.70
10:14AM
1.00
12:08AM
0.63
10:45AM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:09AM
0.61
4:49PM
0.43
2:44AM
0.62
5:43PM
0.39
2:17AM
0.61
6:43PM
0.37
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:39-------6:39-------6:41----
Sunset------6:01-------6:00-------6:00-
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------22-----------
Temp. °C212121212121222222212120192020191918171719201919
Feels °C (?)222321202018181820192019151717161614131316161516
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