Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.5° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 2PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
822
396
318
340
280
274
237
237
292
334
523
523
523
401
327
256
216
154
106
81
52
35
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
0
SE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
E
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
N
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:23AM1.37m
7:32PM1.63m
8:03AM1.49m
8:14PM1.59m
8:40AM1.58m
8:52PM1.53m
Low Tide
1:18PM0.27m
1:56AM0.15m
2:06PM0.22m
2:30AM0.14m
2:50PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
18
19
18
17
16
14
13
15
20
20
21
19
18
17
18
19
27
26
28
24
23
Feels °C
11
15
15
15
17
15
12
12
15
19
18
19
19
19
16
16
17
25
25
25
22
21
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