Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gallows sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.3° 

Gallows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gallows today (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 5AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.9
SE
7
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
0.8
ENE
8
1.1
E
7
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
316
223
375
629
604
553
458
440
452
243
192
149
84
117
116
133
129
135
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:19PM1.66m
8:45AM1.70m
8:58PM1.59m
9:24AM1.74m
9:40PM1.48m
Low Tide
2:32AM0.15m
2:57PM0.21m
3:06AM0.18m
3:43PM0.24m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:30
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5:28
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5:45
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5:45
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 mm
1
1
5
5
4
3
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
14
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
15
14
14
13
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