Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 AEDT
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Gallows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gallows sea temperature is
20.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 11PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)--
Afternoon (20 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.4
NE
0.4
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)56127126121211111112111111111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)661204450217101341271253246255314292287282282233229224220168162162159
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
0
NW
0
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
NW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
onononglassglasscross-
off
glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:59PM
1.24
9:29AM
1.77
9:39PM
1.21
10:05AM
1.78
10:21PM
1.17
10:43AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:25PM
0.38
2:50AM
0.29
4:05PM
0.38
3:24AM
0.33
4:47PM
0.39
3:59AM
0.39
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise------5:39-------5:39-------5:39-
Sunset-7:23-------7:24-------7:25------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---121111--1------1---11
Temp. °C262522212021201920212120191920222322212120201920
Feels °C (?)232222222324201820212120191920222322222422212122
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