Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gallows today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gallows at 6PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 159 | 243 | 277 | 346 | 314 | 315 | 561 | 480 | 203 | 192 | 207 | 117 | 89 | 121 | 135 | 110 | 123 | 123 | 155 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:43PM1.90m | 9:12AM1.41m | 9:25PM1.82m | 9:55AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM0.17m | 3:17AM0.10m | 3:02PM0.19m | 3:54AM0.13m | 3:48PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 43 | 41 | 41 | 215 | 221 | 315 | 274 | 254 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 45 | 89 | 121 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | S 21 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | E 9 | S 9 | E 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 38 | 26 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 36 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | — | N 7 | NE 7 | S 6 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 19 | E 9 | SSE 16 | N 9 | S 20 | S 10 | SSE 19 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 36 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 2 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SW 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 159 | 243 | 277 | 346 | 314 | 1 | 561 | 480 | 203 | 192 | 207 | 117 | 36 | 9 | 135 | 110 | 123 | 123 | 155 | 175 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 29 |
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