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Gallows Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 09 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Gallows today?
The current surf forecast for Gallows at 6PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 7 | |
2058 | 869 | 631 | 1124 | 987 | 1046 | 974 | 753 | 287 | 522 | 444 | 208 | 251 | 318 | 263 | 277 | 277 | 306 | 277 | 342 | 273 | 272 | 268 | 248 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 2:12PM1.13m | 1:54AM1.53m | 3:12PM1.20m | 2:53AM1.51m | 4:02PM1.30m | 3:49AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.57m | 7:14PM0.79m | 8:56AM0.55m | 8:27PM0.78m | 9:43AM0.51m | 9:38PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 |
 | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | 5:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
10 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
 kJ | 1018 | 869 | 631 | 512 | 502 | 502 | 471 | 399 | 287 | 260 | 218 | 175 | 169 | 222 | 217 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 342 | 273 | 272 | 268 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | SE 17 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 102 | 112 | 114 | 116 | 118 | 46 | 46 | 65 | 49 | 75 | 181 | 6 | 12 | 160 | 123 | 99 | 103 | 142 | 80 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 118 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | E 10 | S 18 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | NE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 65 | 47 | 77 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 96 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 138 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 2058 | — | — | 1124 | 987 | 1046 | 974 | 753 | — | 522 | 444 | 208 | 251 | 318 | 263 | 238 | 232 | 306 | 147 | 214 | 154 | 154 | 209 | 248 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 5 | 82 | 82 | 5 |
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