Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Issued: 10 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is

21.8°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 (15 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 2PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (15 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).
	Sunday 15						Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wed 18
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	46	47	72	73	44	61	79	55	51	49	48	82	239	513	507	440	332	200	116	80	73	60	56	45
Wind (km/h)	N	NE	NE	SW	E	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide			12:47PM1.56m				1:45AM1.01m				1:37PM1.49m					2:55AM1.03m				2:32PM1.44m				3:58AM1.10m
Low Tide	5:56AM0.59m				7:53PM0.50m				6:47AM0.67m					8:47PM0.50m			7:51AM0.73m					9:39PM0.48m


	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	7:22
mm	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	3	12	5	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	27	26	23	22	21	20	19	20	22	20	19	18	18	18	17	18	20	21	20	20	20	19	18
Feels °C	25	28	27	23	23	24	20	19	18	20	20	16	15	16	16	15	16	18	19	18	19	20	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 7	E 10	E 10	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	S 7	S 9	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	27	27	72	73	136	94	65	38	51	49	48	49	69	61	42	371	296	200	38	57	73	60	56	40
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	S 10	S 9	E 10	E 9	E 11	E 11	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	S 17	NE 11	E 9	S 15	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 10	E 10	S 8
kJ	46	47	2	2	44	61	79	55	29	16	16	15	4	6	5	57	4	51	35	47	35	45	46	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	S 13	S 12	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	NE 11	NE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	N 6	NE 10	S 14	NE 10	NE 10	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	E 10
kJ	25	25	3	3	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	11	11	1	4	4	4	4	28	40	38	45
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 6	—	—	—	S 3	S 4	S 4	S 4	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	S 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	91	54	85	—	—	—	3	9	18	18	82	239	513	507	440	332	114	116	80	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Woolgoolga Back Beach NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Emerald Beach NSW - North Coast	Emerald Beach NSW - North Coast	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Arrawarra NSW - North Coast	Lennox Head NSW - North Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Emerald Beach NSW - North Coast	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie	Diggers NSW - North Coast	Emerald Beach NSW - North Coast	Emerald Beach NSW - North Coast	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	23	23	2	23	0	2	2	16	16	2	29	174	82	5	2	16	5	5	16	16	7	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Black Rock	Pippi Beach		Emerald Beach	Sharps Beach	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Emerald Beach	Angourie Point	Arrawarra	Broken Head	Black Rock	Turners Beach	Arrawarra	Arrawarra	Snapper Point	Snapper Point	Emerald Beach	Arrawarra	Byron Bay - The Wreck	Broken Head	Black Rock
Rating (10 max)	1	1		2	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Noises WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	The Guillotine 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	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	1	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	4	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	9	7	9	9	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	7	9	9	9	9	5	9	9	8	7	6	8	5

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