Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gallows today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gallows at 8PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 226 | 226 | 180 | 188 | 180 | 239 | 247 | 134 | 137 | 111 | 108 | 90 | 76 | 109 | 81 | 71 | 140 | 95 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:24PM1.71m | 9:53AM1.56m | 10:03PM1.61m | 10:34AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM0.28m | 3:45AM0.19m | 3:56PM0.30m | 4:20AM0.23m | 4:44PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 242 | 45 | 25 | 180 | 188 | 180 | 144 | 137 | 134 | 89 | 111 | 108 | 76 | 76 | 109 | 81 | 71 | 140 | 95 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 18 | S 17 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 16 | E 8 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 35 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 90 | 22 | 90 | 35 | 34 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | NE 15 | NE 14 | S 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | — | E 8 | SSE 17 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | — | NE 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 34 | 63 | 102 | 95 | — | 22 | 96 | 12 | 51 | 48 | 76 | 67 | — | 6 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 8 | S 9 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 361 | 226 | 226 | 151 | 160 | — | 239 | 247 | — | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 293 | 23 | 0 |
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