Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
19.7° C
0.4° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 8PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon morning).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
4
ESE
11
3
E
11
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
552
472
479
472
479
373
365
460
534
1016
3137
2213
3222
2769
2637
2449
2223
2013
1855
1665
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:24AM1.34m
10:33PM1.84m
11:13AM1.35m
11:18PM1.69m
12:03PM1.34m
Low Tide
4:05PM0.32m
5:12AM0.21m
4:55PM0.40m
5:53AM0.28m
5:47PM0.50m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:06
 mm
1
4
5
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
16
15
16
17
19
17
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
10
10
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
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