Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gallows today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Gallows at 12AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 6 | E 8 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 141 | 18 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 193 | 261 | 353 | 557 | 767 | 506 | 383 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:03PM1.36m | 10:28AM1.67m | 10:38PM1.25m | 11:06AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM0.27m | 4:01AM0.24m | 4:55PM0.34m | 4:32AM0.31m | 5:39PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 25 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 18 | 128 | 89 | 54 | 44 | 36 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 25 | 33 | — | 3 | 3 | 263 | 256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NNE 6 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 21 | — | 19 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 9 | — | N 11 | S 6 | N 12 | — | — | N 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | NE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 3 | — | — | S 3 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 67 | 141 | 128 | 397 | 330 | 3 | 138 | 65 | 35 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 193 | 261 | 353 | 557 | 767 | 506 | 383 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 359 | 315 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 99 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 82 | 23 | 82 | 82 | 23 | 82 | 23 |
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