Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Issued: 3 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gallows sea temperature is

20.6°C

Gallows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gallows today (13 Sep):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (13 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (13 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).
	Sun 13				Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NE 5	NE 6	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	69	132	69	129	114	138	113	88	94	90	84	78	56	44	40	24	31	58	60	9
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NNE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:34PM1.52m					10:01AM1.56m				10:09PM1.38m				10:40AM1.53m
Low Tide		3:30PM0.23m				3:45AM0.21m					4:12PM0.32m				4:15AM0.28m				4:57PM0.43m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	16	15	14	14	14	19	21	19	17	16	15	14	14	21	23	23	19	20
Feels °C	16	15	14	13	12	12	12	16	16	14	14	14	13	12	11	18	19	19	16	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SE 9	E 7	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 12	SSE 11	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	NE 6
kJ	69	132	46	129	114	138	113	88	94	90	84	21	23	23	15	15	23	23	18	62
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	SSE 18	SSE 9	S 18	E 10	E 13	SSE 13	S 14	E 10	E 8	E 9	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SE 10	E 9	E 10	E 14	SSE 10
kJ	42	31	69	6	2	3	17	14	2	6	6	78	56	44	40	24	2	2	4	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	E 13	SSE 17	E 11	E 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 12	E 16	E 16	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 16	E 9	E 14	E 14	N 12	E 14
kJ	65	13	28	2	3	2	2	2	3	5	5	6	2	2	5	2	4	4	3	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 2	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 4	—	—	—	N 2	NE 3	ENE 4	NE 5	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NNE 6
kJ	1	4	7	9	—	—	—	1	6	32	32	3	2	2	3	5	31	58	60	169
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Moonee Beach and Creek NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Zenith Beach NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie NSW - Port Macquarie	Moonee Beach and Creek NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	101	193	0	0	0	0	0	23	243	397	23	12	0	0	0	23	283	252	131	12
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1				1	1	1	1	1				1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	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	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	6	4	2	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	5	5	7	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	8	5	5	5	5	5

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