Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
24.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 12PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)1414141414131313121111111111101010991010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)135211911042905725600488335343308325325366302285209166156124146155146143140
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:40AM
1.55
5:29PM
1.33
5:27AM
1.61
6:06PM
1.48
6:11AM
1.67
6:43PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:23AM
0.47
11:13PM
0.60
11:58AM
0.40
12:02AM
0.49
12:33PM
0.33
12:49AM
0.39
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise6:03-------6:05-------6:05-------
Sunset---5:30-------5:29-------5:28----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141819191716151515202221191817161622252321202019
Feels °C (?)111516161514131413192019181716151521232222212220
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