Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.8° 

Gallows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gallows today (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.4
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
188
119
95
93
103
96
98
95
307
222
184
137
103
73
72
54
53
42
44
38
44
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
S
20
ESE
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NW
5
WSW
5
SSE
15
E
10
E
5
E
10
N
Wind State
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
8:40AM1.77m
8:54PM1.52m
9:21AM1.85m
9:39PM1.45m
10:05AM1.89m
10:26PM1.36m
Low Tide
3:00PM0.22m
2:56AM0.17m
3:48PM0.20m
3:35AM0.19m
4:38PM0.21m
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clear
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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5:58
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5:56
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5:56
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7:04
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7:05
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7
2
1
1
1
2
1
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Temp °C
21
27
25
19
19
18
18
17
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
17
18
21
22
22
19
18
Feels °C
22
28
25
17
18
17
18
17
18
18
19
18
19
18
18
17
19
20
19
20
19
17
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