Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Issued: 4 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gallows sea temperature is

20.7°C

Gallows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gallows today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s
Evening (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 7	S 8	E 8	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 5	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 4	SSE 6	SSE 7	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	66	59	5	29	33	48	43	29	32	33	33	36	34	205	353	315	226	238	275	268	222	181	149	149	153	119
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SSW	SSE	ESE	SE	NNE	NNW	WNW	WNW	S	SSE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			5:24AM1.22m				5:23PM1.50m				6:15AM1.34m				6:18PM1.47m				6:59AM1.46m				7:04PM1.43m
Low Tide	11:13PM0.31m				11:06AM0.51m				00:02AM0.28m				12:12PM0.44m				00:42AM0.25m				1:06PM0.37m				1:17AM0.23m


	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48
	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	7:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	19	22	23	22	20	19	18	19	22	24	24	21	19	18	16	16	18	20	22	21	19	18	17	16
Feels °C	18	17	18	21	22	22	22	19	17	16	20	23	21	17	17	16	14	15	18	19	19	18	17	17	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 6	S 5	S 5	E 8	E 8	E 8	NNE 6	E 9	E 9	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	66	59	49	29	19	19	43	29	13	33	33	36	4	55	54	242	226	238	275	268	222	181	149	149	153	119
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	S 9	S 8	NE 6	NE 7	NE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	SSE 5	S 5	NNE 6	E 15	NNE 6	E 15	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 14	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9
kJ	8	6	5	10	11	11	20	20	32	8	4	4	4	4	4	49	50	50	50	50	35	4	35	35	36	36
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	S 16	SE 4	S 8	S 13	S 16	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	S 6	S 8	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 14	N 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	NE 5
kJ	1	5	1	1	3	5	6	6	4	4	4	1	5	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	4	4	4	3	3	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 2	—	SSW 3	S 4	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	—	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	SSE 3	SE 4	SSE 6	SSE 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 8	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NNW 3
kJ	1	—	1	10	33	48	—	—	2	2	1	3	34	205	353	315	—	—	—	—	3	118	16	16	19	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	2	2	16	193	16	0	12	5	5	16	16	101	193	31	2	2	2	0	95	193	243	397	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	2			2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Crackneck NSW - Newcastle	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	4	1	5	3	1	1	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	7	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	8	6	7	5

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