Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
19.6°C
1.2° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 5PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
1.8
S
6
2.1
SSE
7
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
173
173
244
176
115
144
111
77
235
407
620
857
955
1352
1087
839
573
311
368
377
333
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
SE
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
SE
15
SE
10
S
5
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:46AM1.12m
5:52PM1.61m
6:39AM1.24m
6:46PM1.63m
7:23AM1.37m
7:32PM1.63m
Low Tide
11:20AM0.45m
00:39AM0.23m
12:25PM0.36m
1:20AM0.18m
1:18PM0.27m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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rain showers
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
26
26
24
20
19
18
17
18
17
17
18
17
15
13
13
15
18
19
17
17
16
Feels °C
19
25
25
24
22
20
17
15
13
12
12
12
10
9
8
8
11
13
14
14
15
15
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