Hells gates
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
26Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 7 ft swell at 11 s
Tue 3 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 470kJ
- Wind
- S 11 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 359kJ
- Wind
- SE 7 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 35 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft11 ssoft
- Energy
- 951kJ
- Wind
- SSE 10 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Fri 6 · 26 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 655kJ
- Wind
- SSW 13 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 464kJ
- Wind
- SSW 14 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sun 8 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 258kJ
- Wind
- SSW 14 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Mon 9 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 ssoft
- Energy
- 342kJ
- Wind
- S 22 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 254, fair
- Tue 327, too small
- Wed 429, too small
- Thu 535, poor
- Fri 626, poor
- Sat 721, poor
- Sun 810, too small
- Mon 913, too small
- Tue 1017, too small
- Wed 1122, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces Wtakes swell from the W
- Offshore: Ewind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 21 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Apr–Jun1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 54, fair | 6 ft9 ssoft7 ft at break (est.) | 562kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 27, too small | 6 ft9 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 470kJ | wind from the south, 11 knots | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 29, too small | 5 ft10 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 359kJ | wind from the south-east, 7 knots | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 35, poor | 7 ft11 ssoft9 ft at break (est.) | 951kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 20°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 26, poor | 7 ft9 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 655kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 21, poor | 6 ft8 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 464kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 14 knots | 20°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 10, too small | 5 ft8 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 258kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 14 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 13, too small | 4 ft11 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 342kJ | wind from the south, 22 knots | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 17, too small | 5 ft11 ssoft7 ft at break (est.) | 620kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 17 knots | 20°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 22, too small | 4 ft11 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 402kJ | wind from the south-east, 11 knots | 21°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 02:15 +0.3 mLow 12:12 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:52 +0.2 mLow 12:43 −0.2 mHigh 20:02 +0.1 mLow 21:30 +0.1 mHigh 22:54 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 01:41 +0.1 mHigh 05:25 +0.1 mLow 12:51 −0.1 mHigh 19:27 +0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Apr–Jun
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Hells gates
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (255°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (75°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.3 km out (1 in 128). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 20°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 24°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May and June, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Geraldton, 5.3 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.
Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Where to stay: Geraldton
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