Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.4° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 6AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (27 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (27 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.6
S
6
1.8
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
7
2.3
SE
8
1.6
ESE
7
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.5
ESE
7
1.8
SE
8
1.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
204
181
157
125
97
78
164
256
237
165
323
595
268
470
494
221
416
197
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:41PM1.68m
8:08AM1.62m
8:19PM1.66m
8:45AM1.70m
8:58PM1.59m
Low Tide
1:59AM0.16m
2:14PM0.23m
2:32AM0.15m
2:57PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
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4
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Temp °C
18
16
15
14
17
19
20
19
19
17
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
16
14
13
13
15
15
16
15
15
15
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
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