Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.6° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 9AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.3
S
5
1.8
SSE
6
2
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.3
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.3
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
134
138
118
159
260
207
193
143
121
94
80
256
329
307
220
384
580
539
533
546
477
413
191
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
SW
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:33AM1.52m
7:41PM1.68m
8:08AM1.62m
8:19PM1.66m
8:45AM1.70m
8:58PM1.59m
Low Tide
1:29AM0.18m
1:32PM0.27m
1:59AM0.16m
2:14PM0.23m
2:32AM0.15m
2:57PM0.21m
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Temp °C
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Feels °C
15
15
14
17
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17
14
14
13
14
15
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16
14
14
15
13
13
14
13
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14
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