Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 AEST
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Gallows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gallows sea temperature is
24.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 10PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)13141414141414141414141313121211111111101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6738201030114712971334135211911042905725600498444415319337319302285269205163153
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
ESE
0
SE
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49PM
1.20
4:40AM
1.55
5:29PM
1.33
5:27AM
1.61
6:06PM
1.48
6:11AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45AM
0.55
10:16PM
0.70
11:23AM
0.47
11:13PM
0.60
11:58AM
0.40
12:02AM
0.49
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------6:03-------6:05-------6:05-
Sunset-5:31-------5:30-------5:29------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212119181616151920191716151515202121191817161622
Feels °C (?)182019161313121616161514131313191919191716151420
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