Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
19.8° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 3PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
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)
1.2
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
E
10
0.6
S
4
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.3
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
200
164
154
120
103
79
88
47
40
28
27
24
25
23
11
8
10
5
5
5
4
4
9
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
0
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:54AM1.17m
6:28PM1.88m
6:57AM1.20m
7:21PM1.97m
7:53AM1.24m
8:12PM2.02m
Low Tide
11:39AM0.31m
1:19AM0.27m
12:37PM0.27m
2:11AM0.19m
1:31PM0.24m
2:59AM0.14m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:02
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
14
18
21
20
16
14
13
12
11
15
16
16
14
14
12
12
11
14
16
16
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
15
19
18
13
11
11
10
9
14
14
13
12
12
9
9
8
11
13
14
14
11
11
10
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