Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
19.7° C
0.4° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 6AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
230
189
153
153
122
117
112
107
84
86
64
63
139
204
193
183
222
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
0
SW
10
W
10
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:30AM1.06m
3:50PM1.39m
3:35AM0.98m
4:45PM1.45m
Low Tide
9:12PM0.71m
8:39AM0.48m
10:36PM0.69m
9:30AM0.49m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
15
14
14
17
18
17
16
15
14
13
11
13
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
17
16
13
12
12
15
16
15
16
13
11
8
6
7
10
11
10
9
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