Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
19.6° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 8AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
1
S
6
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.7
S
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.9
S
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
64
63
191
234
354
275
722
425
919
1271
1047
653
469
331
265
256
198
194
234
306
328
317
280
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
0
NNW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
0
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:35AM0.98m
4:45PM1.45m
4:43AM0.95m
5:33PM1.52m
5:42AM0.98m
6:15PM1.61m
Low Tide
10:36PM0.69m
9:30AM0.49m
11:43PM0.62m
10:24AM0.48m
00:31AM0.54m
11:17AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
11
13
15
15
13
12
11
10
10
13
17
17
14
13
12
11
11
15
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
11
9
7
7
10
10
9
8
8
7
7
11
14
15
13
11
10
8
8
13
13
13
13
12
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