Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.5° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 3AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
E
10
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.2
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
S
11
1.1
S
5
1.8
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
103
79
73
47
41
46
31
24
25
21
12
8
11
8
4
15
15
15
9
10
51
302
390
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
W
10
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:28PM1.88m
6:57AM1.20m
7:21PM1.97m
7:53AM1.24m
8:12PM2.02m
8:45AM1.28m
Low Tide
1:19AM0.27m
12:37PM0.27m
2:11AM0.19m
1:31PM0.24m
2:59AM0.14m
2:24PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
12
11
15
16
16
15
14
12
11
11
14
16
16
15
14
14
13
12
14
17
17
Feels °C
13
12
11
9
9
14
14
13
13
11
9
8
7
11
13
14
14
11
11
10
7
9
12
11
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