Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gallows today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gallows at 1PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Gallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 281 | 268 | 297 | 250 | 250 | 287 | 294 | 302 | 278 | 292 | 248 | 140 | 346 | 183 | 286 | 140 | 197 | 183 | 388 | 365 | 312 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:20AM1.43m | 11:21PM1.37m | 12:06PM1.39m | 00:00AM1.20m | 12:58PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM0.27m | 5:21PM0.45m | 5:38AM0.35m | 6:13PM0.56m | 6:13AM0.42m | 7:16PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 281 | 268 | 297 | 250 | 250 | 62 | 61 | 24 | 278 | 292 | 248 | 140 | 162 | 183 | 286 | 108 | 197 | 183 | 388 | 365 | 312 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 11 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 23 | 122 | 51 | 99 | 90 | 97 | 107 | 140 | 133 | 115 | 35 | 44 | 35 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 17 | S 17 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 9 | S 10 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 11 | SE 9 | S 11 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 72 | 30 | 49 | 16 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 41 | 44 | 21 | 36 | 67 | 85 | 57 | 47 | 55 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 214 | 231 | 198 | 143 | — | 287 | 294 | 302 | — | — | — | — | 346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 23 | 82 | 101 | 193 | 101 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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