Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 13 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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 9PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)141414131311121111111111101010991010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104290572560048833734332533141639435327420516314912114014914314014013792
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
E
15
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:29PM
1.33
5:27AM
1.61
6:06PM
1.48
6:11AM
1.67
6:43PM
1.63
6:55AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:23AM
0.47
11:13PM
0.60
11:58AM
0.40
12:02AM
0.49
12:33PM
0.33
12:49AM
0.39
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------6:05-------6:05-------6:05-
Sunset-5:30-------5:29-------5:28------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191917161515152021211918171616222423212019191821
Feels °C (?)151615141314141919181817161515212222222120201923
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