Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 1AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (15 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (15 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
9
2.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
353
372
294
294
280
234
220
193
226
232
232
267
287
323
331
404
445
453
540
588
580
509
550
691
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
NW
10
NE
10
NE
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
6:12PM1.74m
6:25AM1.53m
6:57PM1.87m
7:15AM1.51m
7:42PM1.97m
8:06AM1.46m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.41m
12:29PM0.30m
1:24AM0.33m
1:12PM0.28m
2:17AM0.27m
1:56PM0.28m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
Temp °C
20
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
18
16
16
15
18
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
18
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
18
18
15
15
13
17
20
21
20
20
19
19
19
21
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
Energy kJ
353
372
294
294
280
234
220
193
226
232
232
267
287
323
331
404
445
453
540
588
580
509
550
562
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.3
S
9
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
8
30
28
27
27
4
3
14
3
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
N
9
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
8
5
5
29
28
28
31
4
4
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.7
S
4
0.3
SW
3
2.1
E
9
Energy kJ
1
13
1
691
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
2
5
5
16
2
2
2
2
16
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
23
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Gallows surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest