Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 25 May 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
22.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 2PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (25 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (25 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1689
1689
1599
1505
1558
1438
1463
1488
1488
1469
1494
1519
1530
1556
1448
1448
1424
1342
1320
1299
1141
1122
980
865
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
0
SE
10
SW
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:19PM1.37m
4:12AM1.41m
5:06PM1.47m
5:02AM1.34m
5:47PM1.56m
Low Tide
9:55AM0.43m
10:14PM0.65m
10:38AM0.43m
11:16PM0.60m
11:15AM0.42m
00:09AM0.55m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:55
4:55
4:55
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
20
20
21
20
20
19
18
19
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
18
18
20
21
21
19
19
18
18
20
20
21
20
21
20
19
21
19
21
21
22
20
20
20
19
19
22
22
22
21
21
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
Energy kJ
1689
1689
1599
1505
1558
1438
1463
1488
1488
1469
1494
1519
1530
1556
1448
1448
1424
1342
1320
1299
1141
1122
980
865
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
3
3
6
6
5
20
22
21
20
18
17
15
14
25
24
22
21
9
9
9
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
23
23
101
16
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
23
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
9
9
5
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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