Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 08 May 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 2AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (09 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (09 May)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
13
1.9
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.5
S
9
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
534
359
314
732
1018
869
631
1026
902
500
442
674
555
522
444
222
288
174
202
380
277
284
342
342
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:56AM1.56m
2:12PM1.13m
1:54AM1.53m
3:12PM1.20m
2:53AM1.51m
Low Tide
6:08PM0.76m
8:04AM0.57m
7:14PM0.79m
8:56AM0.55m
8:27PM0.78m
9:43AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
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6:20
6:20
6:22
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5:06
5:05
5:04
1
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
18
20
20
18
18
16
16
16
19
21
20
19
19
19
18
17
19
21
21
13
12
10
11
11
15
17
18
17
17
15
15
14
17
19
18
18
18
18
17
15
17
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
13
1.9
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
1.1
SE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
Energy kJ
534
359
314
732
1018
869
631
512
502
500
442
391
314
260
249
175
169
174
202
217
277
277
342
342
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.9
E
13
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
Energy kJ
131
131
98
98
100
112
114
116
118
46
65
65
49
75
181
6
6
160
125
277
104
142
138
126
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
E
15
0.5
E
14
0.4
SSE
17
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
65
46
47
77
49
6
4
4
17
96
100
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
1.5
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
1026
902
674
555
522
444
222
288
31
26
380
245
284
245
188
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
101
101
2
2
2
2
5
16
16
101
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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