Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.1° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 11PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.5
S
10
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
88
67
67
54
44
30
29
30
48
41
69
110
123
102
101
57
35
38
69
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
E
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
2:18PM1.33m
3:03AM0.86m
3:27PM1.35m
4:25AM0.92m
4:24PM1.40m
Low Tide
9:43PM0.62m
8:05AM0.64m
10:47PM0.55m
9:30AM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
18
19
19
18
19
25
26
24
20
21
20
19
21
28
29
27
23
18
Feels °C
18
19
17
16
16
15
16
21
20
19
17
19
17
16
18
24
23
22
20
15
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