Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 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
23.2° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 7PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
E
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)888888888787777776777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)777211572909411511513113017312414015194180181238198186153145171176
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
NE
0
ENE
0
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
25
N
35
NE
30
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
N
5
W
10
WSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57PM
1.01
6:51AM
1.55
6:55PM
1.04
7:32AM
1.65
7:45PM
1.09
8:10AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:55PM
0.66
11:47PM
0.48
1:42PM
0.57
12:37AM
0.45
2:21PM
0.48
1:22AM
0.42
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise------5:58-------6:00-------6:01-
Sunset-7:52-------7:52-------7:52------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----------134----4--1112
Temp. °C252422222222232526252322212122272926262423222225
Feels °C (?)242323242424252524242425202123262725282726252528
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