Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gallows today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gallows at 6AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 247 | 373 | 266 | 241 | 246 | 192 | 183 | 203 | 179 | 172 | 145 | 105 | 110 | 105 | 105 | 149 | 187 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:10AM0.91m | 2:26PM1.39m | 3:42AM0.93m | 3:31PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34PM0.58m | 7:13AM0.65m | 9:48PM0.56m | 8:28AM0.71m | 10:48PM0.51m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 247 | 373 | 266 | 241 | 246 | 192 | 183 | 203 | 179 | 172 | 145 | 64 | 64 | 105 | 80 | 133 | 187 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 34 | 101 | 83 | 105 | 110 | 95 | 19 | 51 | 53 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 13 | SE 11 | E 8 | N 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | NE 12 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 6 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 3 | 57 | 35 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 39 | 43 | — | 64 | 64 | 43 | 36 | — | 91 | — | — | 1 | — | 105 | 149 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
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