Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.5° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 4AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
10
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.6
SE
10
0.6
E
8
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
812
672
628
457
384
328
284
256
194
145
74
46
49
29
31
30
29
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:31PM1.70m
11:10AM1.42m
11:11PM1.59m
11:56AM1.44m
Low Tide
4:15PM0.42m
5:02AM0.27m
5:01PM0.46m
5:39AM0.31m
5:54PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
13
16
19
18
16
15
14
13
15
19
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
14
13
13
13
12
15
16
15
14
13
12
11
13
17
17
15
15
14
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