Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gallows today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gallows at 5AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1058 | 1368 | 695 | 562 | 503 | 418 | 370 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 188 | 158 | 147 | 126 | 102 | 88 | 59 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:08AM0.97m | 1:08PM1.35m | 1:21AM0.88m | 2:18PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.62m | 5:57AM0.52m | 8:10PM0.65m | 6:49AM0.59m | 9:43PM0.62m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 871 | 695 | 562 | 503 | 418 | 370 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 188 | 158 | 147 | 126 | 102 | 88 | 58 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 82 | 40 | 31 | 51 | 81 | 83 | 77 | 54 | 52 | 59 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | S 19 | E 12 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 106 | 61 | 60 | 100 | 96 | 99 | 59 | 55 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 1058 | 1368 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 101 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 0 |
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