Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.6° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 5AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2
SSE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1058
1368
695
562
503
418
370
256
256
256
188
158
147
126
102
88
59
67
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SE
15
E
15
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
5
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:08AM0.97m
1:08PM1.35m
1:21AM0.88m
2:18PM1.33m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.62m
5:57AM0.52m
8:10PM0.65m
6:49AM0.59m
9:43PM0.62m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
13
13
14
18
19
18
16
16
15
15
17
23
23
21
18
19
Feels °C
11
12
10
11
12
16
16
15
14
14
12
13
15
20
19
18
16
16
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