Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 AEST
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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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gallows today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 1AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (31 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (31 May)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.3
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
166
166
158
151
144
116
230
137
112
109
251
215
236
140
117
94
73
58
55
39
39
39
38
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
5
SE
5
E
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
N
20
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:39PM1.79m
7:50AM1.23m
8:16PM1.83m
8:32AM1.22m
8:54PM1.85m
9:16AM1.21m
Low Tide
2:19AM0.45m
1:34PM0.39m
2:59AM0.43m
2:11PM0.42m
3:40AM0.42m
2:50PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:53
4:53
Temp °C
16
14
14
13
14
17
20
20
16
14
13
12
12
15
17
16
14
13
12
11
11
16
20
20
13
11
12
11
12
15
17
16
12
11
10
9
9
11
14
14
12
10
9
8
8
13
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
S
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
162
166
166
158
151
144
116
109
137
112
109
131
99
109
140
117
94
73
58
55
35
39
39
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
116
116
89
89
89
89
85
61
60
61
61
60
60
61
61
41
39
39
38
38
39
22
12
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
S
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
6
3
6
6
5
5
5
2
17
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.2
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
1.3
S
8
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
7
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
3
230
1
1
251
215
236
1
2
5
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
12
23
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
7
1
1
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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