Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gallows today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gallows at 3PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Gallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 61 | 61 | 37 | 85 | 73 | 46 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 26 | 35 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 63 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:07PM1.33m | 3:10AM0.88m | 4:11PM1.38m | 4:34AM0.89m | 5:04PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40AM0.53m | 10:18PM0.67m | 8:44AM0.55m | 11:25PM0.59m | 9:56AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 77 | 61 | 61 | 37 | 6 | 73 | 46 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 26 | 35 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 63 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | S 9 | SE 7 | S 9 | NE 10 | E 9 | S 14 | S 6 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 85 | 114 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 215 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
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