Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 11PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
SE
9
1.4
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
274
193
162
208
286
140
175
183
388
365
312
253
208
104
151
151
167
151
135
114
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
0
E
5
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:06PM1.39m
00:00AM1.20m
12:58PM1.35m
00:44AM1.05m
1:59PM1.33m
Low Tide
6:13PM0.56m
6:13AM0.42m
7:16PM0.65m
6:51AM0.48m
8:41PM0.70m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
16
15
14
15
15
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
17
18
18
16
15
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
14
12
14
14
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
16
15
14
13
13
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