Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 7PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (28 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
165
161
182
182
187
187
190
190
190
223
257
253
253
260
260
253
217
217
217
217
282
284
331
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:19PM1.53m
6:26AM1.51m
6:56PM1.63m
7:04AM1.47m
7:31PM1.72m
7:40AM1.43m
Low Tide
12:05PM0.36m
00:27AM0.46m
12:38PM0.35m
1:11AM0.42m
1:08PM0.34m
1:52AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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6:13
6:15
6:15
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5:15
5:14
5:13
5:12
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
19
18
18
17
17
20
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
20
21
21
19
19
18
17
18
19
19
20
20
19
18
17
16
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
18
16
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
Energy kJ
157
165
161
182
182
187
187
190
190
190
6
6
253
253
260
260
253
217
217
217
217
282
284
331
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
16
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
9
10
6
6
6
6
5
1
22
20
17
16
10
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
N
16
0.1
S
11
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
21
0.1
N
15
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
3
5
2
5
5
5
9
4
9
6
8
4
8
7
6
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.3
SW
2
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
Energy kJ
65
1
223
257
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
82
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
16
192
193
16
16
23
5
82
16
5
5
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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