Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gallows today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gallows at 11PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 208 | 220 | 226 | 509 | 311 | 257 | 232 | 242 | 500 | 513 | 419 | 352 | 327 | 245 | 240 | 240 | 171 | 446 | 128 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:37PM1.75m | 8:06AM1.37m | 8:12PM1.78m | 8:40AM1.46m | 8:48PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM0.34m | 2:11AM0.20m | 1:53PM0.30m | 2:42AM0.18m | 2:32PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 66 | 66 | 64 | 321 | 311 | 257 | 232 | 242 | 500 | 513 | 419 | 352 | 327 | 245 | 240 | 240 | 171 | 39 | 102 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | N 11 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 32 | 116 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 2 | 37 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 8 | — | NE 11 | — | NE 11 | S 13 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 42 | 31 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 208 | 220 | 226 | 509 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 446 | 128 | 215 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 101 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 101 | 101 | 82 | 5 |
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