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Gallows Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
22.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gallows today?
The current surf forecast for Gallows at 12PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1299 | 1299 | 1160 | 1141 | 1013 | 997 | 865 | 821 | 778 | 750 | 658 | 651 | 649 | 637 | 556 | 459 | 441 | 432 | 424 | 432 | 492 | 424 | 415 | 362 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | |
High Tide | 5:02AM1.34m | 5:47PM1.56m | 5:47AM1.29m | 6:26PM1.65m | 6:29AM1.26m | 7:02PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15AM0.42m | 00:09AM0.55m | 11:49AM0.40m | 00:55AM0.51m | 12:23PM0.39m | 1:38AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 |
 | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | 4:54 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1299 | 1299 | 1160 | 1141 | 1013 | 997 | 865 | 821 | 778 | 750 | 658 | 651 | 649 | 637 | 556 | 459 | 441 | 432 | 424 | 432 | 492 | 424 | 415 | 362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 49 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 17 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 45 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | NNE 6 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 45 | 2 | 2 | 41 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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