Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.3° 

Gallows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gallows today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 12AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.9
SE
4
1.4
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
7
2.2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
150
112
98
64
39
27
23
53
33
29
28
18
17
18
113
257
597
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WSW
10
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:55AM1.03m
2:47PM1.53m
3:30AM0.99m
4:05PM1.59m
Low Tide
8:15PM0.51m
7:39AM0.45m
9:52PM0.46m
9:02AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
16
23
26
24
21
24
23
23
22
24
24
19
17
16
Feels °C
19
17
16
14
14
20
21
21
19
21
20
20
19
23
21
14
13
13
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