Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.0° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 4AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
9
2.1
S
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
8
2
SSE
6
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
575
726
439
338
295
295
293
262
238
205
263
784
1152
1132
1180
1079
835
764
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:07PM1.74m
6:42AM1.26m
6:55PM1.78m
7:25AM1.37m
7:39PM1.78m
Low Tide
00:50AM0.16m
12:28PM0.23m
1:30AM0.11m
1:17PM0.17m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
14
13
13
18
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
16
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
14
12
11
11
11
16
15
16
14
12
9
8
7
10
11
12
11
11
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