Hells gates
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
16Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 5 ft swell at 10 s
Tue 3 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 444kJ
- Wind
- S 15 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 357kJ
- Wind
- SSE 7 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 164kJ
- Wind
- S 15 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Fri 6 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft11 smushy
- Energy
- 580kJ
- Wind
- S 12 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 482kJ
- Wind
- SSW 12 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sun 8 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 134kJ
- Wind
- S 14 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Mon 9 · 26 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft12 ssoft
- Energy
- 406kJ
- Wind
- SSE 19 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 35, poor
- Wed 427, poor
- Thu 55, poor
- Fri 68, poor
- Sat 70, too big
- Sun 819, poor
- Mon 926, poor
- Tue 104, poor
- Wed 1147, fair
- Thu 1248, fair
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
Hells gates does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 5, poor | 6 ft9 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 444kJ | wind from the south, 15 knots | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 27, poor | 5 ft10 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 357kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 5, poor | 3 ft10 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 164kJ | wind from the south, 15 knots | 20°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 8, poor | 5 ft11 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 580kJ | wind from the south, 12 knots | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft8 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 482kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots | 20°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 19, poor | 5 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 134kJ | wind from the south, 14 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 26, poor | 4 ft12 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 406kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 19 knots | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 4, poor | 5 ft12 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 733kJ | wind from the south, 18 knots | 22°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 47, fair | 5 ft11 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 416kJ | offshorewind from the east, 15 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 48, fair | 3 ft10 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 216kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 14 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
- 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
- Thu 5 NovLow 02:47 −0.0 mHigh 06:50 +0.1 mLow 12:10 −0.1 mHigh 19:37 +0.2 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 Wed 4 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
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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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