Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gallows today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Gallows at 9AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 247 | 241 | 208 | 198 | 169 | 163 | 193 | 259 | 294 | 348 | 344 | 398 | 316 | 337 | 397 | 447 | 469 | 514 | 385 | 328 | 328 | 395 | 209 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:53AM1.00m | 4:31PM1.39m | 5:41AM1.11m | 5:23PM1.43m | 6:19AM1.24m | 6:07PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.71m | 11:32PM0.45m | 11:03AM0.65m | 00:08AM0.38m | 11:58AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 247 | 241 | 208 | 198 | 169 | 163 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 266 | 235 | 241 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 284 | 209 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 35 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | S 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 193 | 259 | 294 | 348 | 344 | 398 | 316 | 337 | 397 | 447 | 469 | 514 | 385 | 328 | 328 | 395 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 23 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 587 | 1149 | 479 | 0 |
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