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/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Gallows today?
The current surf forecast for Gallows at 1AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
452 | 394 | 386 | 379 | 325 | 271 | 260 | 216 | 211 | 173 | 407 | 443 | 349 | 655 | 572 | 780 | 524 | 385 | 307 | 283 | 803 | 689 | 540 | 427 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:17PM1.68m | 11:59AM1.11m | 00:04AM1.62m | 1:04PM1.10m | 00:56AM1.56m | 2:12PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30PM0.61m | 6:15AM0.56m | 5:14PM0.69m | 7:09AM0.58m | 6:08PM0.76m | 8:04AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 452 | 394 | 386 | 379 | 325 | 271 | 260 | 216 | 211 | 173 | 173 | 140 | 349 | 655 | 572 | 780 | 524 | 385 | 307 | 283 | 803 | 689 | 540 | 427 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 15 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 42 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 140 | 116 | 294 | 125 | 128 | 128 | 125 | 96 | 98 | 112 | 112 | 204 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 5 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 9 | S 12 | — | S 17 | — | S 17 | NE 9 | E 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 14 | NE 10 | N 9 | NE 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | 6 | — | 5 | 3 | 123 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 114 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 100 | 407 | 443 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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