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Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gallows today?
The current surf forecast for Gallows at 2AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 153 | 172 | 172 | 222 | 205 | 198 | 150 | 145 | 140 | 133 | 98 | 95 | 93 | 72 | 118 | 147 | 131 | 123 | 96 | 94 | 75 | 98 | 76 | 114 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:30PM 1.13 | 7:18AM 1.58 | 7:15PM 1.13 | 7:56AM 1.67 | 8:00PM 1.14 | 8:32AM 1.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:30AM 0.38 | 1:54PM 0.53 | 1:08AM 0.36 | 2:35PM 0.46 | 1:46AM 0.34 | 3:15PM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
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