Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Issued: 10 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gallows sea temperature is

21.4°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gallows today (15 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 3PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (15 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Evening (15 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 15						Friday 16								Saturday 17
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SSE 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	157	129	331	308	292	416	348	341	296	314	300	269	275	256	416	416	408	399	383	343	332	332
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide			11:47AM1.58m				11:58PM1.04m				12:32PM1.51m				00:53AM0.96m				1:24PM1.44m
Low Tide	5:03AM0.38m				6:28PM0.50m				5:38AM0.47m				7:25PM0.56m				6:18AM0.57m					8:34PM0.58m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	16	18	18	18	17	17	16	17	17	17	18	18	17	16	16	16	17	18	18	17	17	16
Feels °C	14	15	15	14	14	14	13	15	15	14	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 10	E 8	SE 10	E 8	E 9	E 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	140	91	331	308	292	416	22	341	23	27	28	269	275	256	416	416	408	399	41	343	332	332
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SSE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	E 8	E 10	SSE 14	SE 13	E 9	SE 11	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	157	104	22	34	35	35	—	22	8	18	27	41	64	41	41	41	41	41	—	40	40	40
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 13	—	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	ENE 10	N 9	SSE 13	SSE 13	SE 13	E 9	—	—	—	SSE 12	S 17	S 16	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12
kJ	113	129	—	3	3	3	4	20	2	18	67	59	41	—	—	—	60	6	5	45	40	23
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 5	SE 10	—	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	E 5	E 5	E 5	—	—	—	—	SE 9	E 5	—	—
kJ	123	—	88	69	90	42	348	—	296	314	300	28	43	33	—	—	—	—	383	13	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	3	2	2
Distance (km)	2	2	193	193	193	101	101	101	101	101	193	193	101	23	23	2	2	193	193	82	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Arrawarra	Arrawarra	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	Brunswick Heads North	Byron Bay - The Wreck	Brunswick Heads North	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	Arrawarra	Diggers	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	Arrawarra	Emerald Beach
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Eaglehawk Neck Reef TAS - East Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4

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