Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gallows today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gallows at 9AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Gallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 121 | 157 | 139 | 172 | 192 | 220 | 220 | 241 | 271 | 254 | 218 | 163 | 106 | 196 | 261 | 271 | 266 | 273 | 261 | 268 | 287 | 287 | 287 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:55AM1.44m | 10:05PM1.70m | 10:37AM1.45m | 10:44PM1.54m | 11:20AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54AM0.13m | 3:48PM0.25m | 4:30AM0.20m | 4:34PM0.34m | 5:04AM0.27m | 5:21PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ESE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 17 | S 11 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 89 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 61 | 20 | 61 | 61 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 261 | 268 | 5 | 82 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 9 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | S 17 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 47 | 25 | 23 | 36 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | — | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 18 | SSE 17 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 26 | 24 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | 12 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 30 | 55 | 21 | 37 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 121 | 157 | 139 | 172 | 192 | 220 | 220 | 241 | 271 | 254 | 218 | 163 | 106 | 196 | 261 | 271 | 266 | 273 | — | — | 287 | 287 | 287 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 29 | 101 | 82 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
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