Gallows Surf Forecast

/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (30.32° S 153.14° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 AEST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 1PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Apr)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Afternoon (26 Apr)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Evening (26 Apr)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 26						Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wed 29
	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	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	199	199	193	181	181	176	176	176	206	212	217	235	239	217	208	177	146	207	168	163	168	142	146	169
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	S	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide					4:53PM1.31m				4:54AM1.56m				5:39PM1.42m				5:43AM1.54m				6:19PM1.53m
Low Tide			10:44AM0.41m				10:38PM0.58m				11:28AM0.38m				11:37PM0.51m				12:05PM0.36m				00:27AM0.46m


	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13
	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	5:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	17	20	21	21	19	18	18	17	18	19	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	21	21	21	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	15	18	19	19	19	18	18	16	17	18	19	18	18	17	18	17	16	19	18	19	18	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	199	199	193	181	181	176	176	176	206	212	217	235	239	217	208	177	146	145	168	163	168	142	146	169
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	S 19	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 11	—	SE 6	N 18	N 18	ESE 8	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10
kJ	6	2	2	62	7	5	5	5	17	141	3	—	2	6	6	14	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 19	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 16	SSE 7	SSE 7	—	—	—	S 14	—	N 18	N 17	N 17	S 12	S 11	S 11	N 16	N 16	N 16
kJ	13	15	11	11	7	8	8	5	5	4	—	—	—	4	—	6	6	5	3	2	2	5	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	E 8	—	—	—	SE 7	—	SSW 2
kJ	141	128	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	233	—	—	—	—	74	207	—	—	—	34	—	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Emerald Beach NSW - North Coast	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	2	2	2	16	5	2	2	2	2	2	2	82	101	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Arrawarra	The Pass	The Pass	Emerald Beach	Emerald Beach	Emerald Beach	Angourie Point	Emerald Beach	Broken Head	Angourie Point	Emerald Beach	The Pass	The Pass	Arrawarra	Broken Head	Broken Head	Broken Head	The Pass	Byron Bay - The Wreck	The Pass	Angourie Point	Black Rock	Emerald Beach	Emerald Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Turtles WA - North West	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	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	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	4	6	7	4	9	9	8	7	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
Header Global	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cyclops Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	7	5	7	6	6	7	7	9	9	8	7	5	6	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	7

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