Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.1° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 9AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
105
134
97
152
198
208
212
213
208
208
164
169
167
306
333
235
241
247
219
219
344
294
279
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
S
0
SE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:42AM0.93m
3:31PM1.37m
4:53AM1.00m
4:31PM1.39m
5:41AM1.11m
5:23PM1.43m
Low Tide
8:28AM0.71m
10:48PM0.51m
9:53AM0.71m
11:32PM0.45m
11:03AM0.65m
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 mm
1
1
2
4
10
4
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1
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1
1
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1
1
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1
2
1
3
Temp °C
17
16
17
17
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
18
18
18
16
17
17
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
17
16
18
17
15
15
16
15
14
14
16
18
18
17
16
17
18
18
17
19
19
19
18
18
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