Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Issued: 3 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is

19.8° C

Gallows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gallows today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 7AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.2m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	10s
Evening (09 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 9								Friday 10								Saturday 11
	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)	3	2	2	2	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1428	1149	1168	943	1196	1124	1001	738	636	701	602	680	759	731	745	623	530	465	369	275	374	563	412	404
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	NNW	NE	NNE	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide		2:24AM1.31m				3:31PM1.53m				3:34AM1.22m					4:33PM1.64m				4:46AM1.18m				5:32PM1.76m
Low Tide				8:43AM0.40m				9:55PM0.59m				9:40AM0.38m					11:13PM0.50m				10:40AM0.35m


	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	13	14	16	16	15	13	12	12	12	14	16	16	14	14	13	12	12	15	18	18	16	15
Feels °C	11	11	9	11	11	12	12	10	9	9	9	11	13	14	13	12	11	10	11	14	16	16	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	1428	1149	1060	612	943	865	793	738	636	701	602	680	759	731	745	623	530	465	369	275	374	563	412	404
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	ESE 11	—	ESE 11	S 23	S 23	S 18	S 21	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	S 20	S 19	S 19	S 20	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 12	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9
kJ	539	211	—	308	11	10	6	9	99	169	238	158	7	7	7	8	21	76	139	220	166	164	46	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 23	—	S 18	—	S 21	S 21	S 21	—	—	S 16	—	—	—	S 21	S 20	—	S 18	S 17	S 18	—	S 16
kJ	—	—	—	11	—	6	—	9	9	9	—	—	5	—	—	—	9	8	—	6	6	6	—	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	—	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	WSW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1167	—	1168	943	1196	1124	1001	—	—	—	41	47	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	2	2	2	2	29	23	5	2	2	2	2	5	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Kingston Norfolk Island	Kingston Norfolk Island	Kingston Norfolk Island	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Eaglehawk Neck Reef TAS - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	5

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