Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Issued: 3 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is

19.7° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 11AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	9s
Evening (18 Jul)	13ft (4.0m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	444	485	582	427	521	917	1476	3244	3170	2114	1887	1818	1748	2236	1370	1739	1588	1422	932	1393	979	878	697	627
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	10:33PM1.84m				11:13AM1.35m				11:18PM1.69m				12:03PM1.34m				00:02AM1.52m				12:55PM1.34m
Low Tide			5:12AM0.21m				4:55PM0.40m				5:53AM0.28m				5:47PM0.50m				6:33AM0.35m				6:45PM0.60m


	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	4	3	3	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	17	18	17	17	17	17	18	17	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	18	18	16	15
Feels °C	12	11	11	12	11	10	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	12	13	14	13	13	13	14	15	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	S 21	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	16	16	9	427	521	917	1476	2500	2454	2114	1887	1818	1748	1917	1370	137	50	42	932	1140	979	878	697	627
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 19	S 21	—	S 21	S 21	S 21	S 21	S 20	S 26	S 24	S 24	SSW 18	SSW 18	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	4	7	9	—	80	79	76	75	72	13	11	11	106	103	6	6	6	106	36	58	57	53	49	48
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 26	—	S 24	S 23	S 23	S 23	—	S 17	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	11	11	11	10	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	S 6	SSE 6	S 6	SSE 7	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	ESE 10	SSE 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 6	ESE 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	—
kJ	444	485	582	200	293	308	527	3244	3170	356	417	444	348	2236	265	1739	1588	1422	132	1393	144	77	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	37	23	37	485	496	496	496	496	413	413	413	413	316	196	196	150	37	23	7	5	5	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales																	Turners Beach	Turners Beach	The Pass		Turners Beach	Turners Beach	Arrawarra	Angourie Point
Rating (10 max)																	4	4	4		3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	5	7	7	6

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