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Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 AEST
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Gallows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gallows sea temperature is
23.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 1AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
2.2
S
9
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
883
867
639
545
524
461
520
452
452
452
386
379
325
271
262
216
211
173
378
386
724
716
704
544
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
E
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
S
5
E
20
SW
35
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
10:35PM1.74m
11:03AM1.16m
11:17PM1.68m
11:59AM1.11m
00:04AM1.62m
1:04PM1.10m
Low Tide
5:24AM0.53m
4:30PM0.61m
6:15AM0.56m
5:14PM0.69m
7:09AM0.58m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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—
—
—
6:18
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:18
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:20
—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:07
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:07
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:06
 mm
3
1
1
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
19
18
17
16
17
18
20
19
18
17
16
16
17
21
23
22
18
15
11
9
9
14
18
18
Feels °C
19
17
16
15
16
18
20
19
18
17
15
15
16
18
21
21
13
6
5
3
5
11
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
883
867
639
545
524
461
520
452
452
452
386
379
325
271
262
216
211
173
173
140
349
716
704
544
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
3
3
5
7
6
24
30
5
2
42
7
13
13
10
9
4
3
3
3
3
140
146
121
125
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
NE
9
0.2
S
12
—
—
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
5
5
3
5
5
5
5
27
26
22
16
4
3
3
3
3
11
—
—
6
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
6
—
—
—
—
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
WSW
3
—
0.4
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
5
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
2.2
S
9
—
—
—
Energy kJ
59
53
34
28
20
13
17
—
—
—
—
2
4
2
2
—
17
97
378
386
724
—
—
—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Trapdoors
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Gallows
NSW - North Coast
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Macauleys
NSW - North Coast
Nambucca Heads
NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
23
2
2
0
0
19
23
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Broken Head
Black Rock
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Arrawarra
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Emerald Beach
Black Rock
Broken Head
Black Rock
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Black Rock
Black Rock
Black Rock
Black Rock
Black Rock
Broken Head
Woolgoolga
Lennox Head
Arrawarra
Lennox Head
Lennox Head
The Pass
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
1
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Shipstern Bluff
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Red Bluff
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Margaret River Bommie
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WA - Margaret River
Margaret River Bommie
WA - Margaret River
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Akkorokamui
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Red Bluff
WA - North West
Golf Course Reef
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Newport-Crosswaves
NSW - Sydney North Coast
Margaret River Bommie
WA - Margaret River
Cyclops
WA - Far South
Cyclops
WA - Far South
Lennox Head
NSW - North Coast
Forster Beach
NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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Chile
Mata Veri
Chile
Hanga Poukura
Chile
Hanga Poukura
Chile
Cobblestones
Australia
Cintsa West
South Africa
Glen Eden
South Africa
Glen Eden
South Africa
Double Mouth
South Africa
Buchupureo
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Lebu
Chile
Lebu
Chile
Buchupureo
Chile
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Chile
Amanzimtoti
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South Africa
Albatross
South Africa
Boneyards
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Boneyards
South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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