Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.1° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 3s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 3PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (21 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
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)
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.8
S
3
1.4
S
5
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
101
57
35
38
15
106
213
239
257
674
448
185
153
153
178
199
170
161
145
126
109
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:25AM0.92m
4:24PM1.40m
5:16AM1.02m
5:10PM1.47m
5:54AM1.14m
5:51PM1.55m
Low Tide
9:30AM0.63m
11:28PM0.46m
10:36AM0.58m
00:00AM0.37m
11:28AM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
29
30
29
24
18
17
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
18
25
24
24
21
15
14
15
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
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