Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Issued: 3 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is

20.4°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 (01 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 6AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Evening (01 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 1								Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 14	ENE 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	SE 11	ENE 6	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	SSE 10	SE 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	85	70	47	44	47	65	58	59	51	29	38	22	55	94	95	9	4	75	75	75	103	127	117	117
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NE	NE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	10:26PM1.34m				10:58AM1.70m				11:21PM1.19m				11:57AM1.64m				00:32AM1.06m					1:09PM1.58m
Low Tide			4:24AM0.29m				5:35PM0.36m				5:11AM0.37m				6:48PM0.42m				6:09AM0.46m					8:15PM0.44m


	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	15	20	22	20	17	16	15	14	15	21	22	21	18	17	16	14	15	20	22	20	19	18
Feels °C	13	12	13	17	18	15	14	13	13	12	13	18	17	17	15	14	14	12	13	17	18	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 18
kJ	45	47	47	30	47	48	47	30	51	33	34	22	9	9	9	9	116	75	75	75	2	2	2	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 15	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 11	ENE 7	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	SE 10	SE 10	S 9	S 9	—	—	S 18	S 9
kJ	68	64	45	44	21	—	12	14	29	18	22	10	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	—	—	6	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	—	—	—	—	—	SE 11	SSE 11	S 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	85	70	40	38	—	—	—	—	—	29	38	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 2	NNW 2	NNW 3	N 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	N 3	NNW 3	N 3	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	1	1	1	3	21	65	58	59	3	3	3	5	55	94	95	109	216	5	2	3	103	127	117	117
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Park Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Moonee Beach and Creek NSW - North Coast	Moonee Beach and Creek NSW - North Coast	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Norries Head NSW - North Coast	Norries Head NSW - North Coast	Corindi Beach NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Norries Head NSW - North Coast	Norries Head NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	23	438	410	23	23	3	12	12	293	438	361	224	224	32	0	0	196	217	293	224	224
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Tallows Beach				Mullaway	Black Rock	Black Rock	Mullaway				Casuarina Beach	Dreamtime	Corindi Beach	Mullaway	Mullaway				Casuarina Beach	Dreamtime
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2				1	1	1	1				1	1	2	1	1				1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	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	Right Point (Cat Bay) VIC - Phillip Island	Little Bombie NSW - Newcastle	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Crackneck NSW - Newcastle	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	7	6	6	5	5	3	2	3	6	5	5	5	5	3	2	2	3
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Bali Village Indonesia	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cabo Lastres Spain	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Bolina Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Nazare Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

Six Sun-Soaked Summer Surf Spots: Backed by 20 years of Swell and Wind Stats (and with our 20% Summer Subscription Sale)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Gallows surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Gallows today (01 Oct):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

Surf-Forecast Now Has Webcams

Road Testing the new Db Surf Roller Pro

Summer's Short. Life Is Long.

Roadsurfing in the Basque country

Six Sun-Soaked Summer Surf Spots: Backed by 20 years of Swell and Wind Stats (and with our 20% Summer Subscription Sale)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website