Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
19.9°C
0.8° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 4PM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (04 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
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)
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
262
336
330
355
373
296
291
408
341
334
305
283
225
181
177
177
143
154
108
180
140
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
N
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
10
N
20
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:30PM1.56m
4:36AM1.02m
4:48PM1.57m
5:46AM1.12m
5:52PM1.61m
Low Tide
8:27AM0.52m
10:41PM0.39m
9:58AM0.51m
11:48PM0.31m
11:20AM0.45m
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
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cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
22
24
22
19
18
18
17
18
21
19
20
20
20
19
18
18
21
22
23
20
20
Feels °C
14
19
19
18
16
16
17
16
17
21
20
20
19
19
18
17
18
20
20
24
22
22
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