Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 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 (30 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 7PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)--
Afternoon (30 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (30 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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 Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
197
197
162
166
166
162
127
119
109
112
112
109
112
257
233
291
143
117
94
77
75
55
38
38
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
5
E
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
cross-on
cross
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
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
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
12:58PM0.38m
2:19AM0.45m
1:34PM0.39m
2:59AM0.43m
2:11PM0.42m
3:40AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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
4:54
4:53
4:53
Temp °C
20
20
16
15
14
13
14
18
20
20
17
14
13
12
11
15
17
16
14
13
12
11
11
16
18
18
13
12
12
11
12
16
17
17
13
11
10
9
7
12
14
14
12
10
9
8
8
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
S
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
197
197
162
166
166
162
127
119
109
112
112
109
112
112
115
143
143
117
94
77
75
55
37
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
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
0.6
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
Energy kJ
153
118
116
116
89
89
89
87
85
61
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
58
39
39
38
38
38
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
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
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
3
6
6
6
6
5
5
11
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
8
Energy kJ
3
2
1
3
257
233
291
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
16
23
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
4
5
4
6
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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