Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gallows today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gallows at 5PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 156 | 156 | 117 | 100 | 94 | 67 | 80 | 200 | 299 | 155 | 221 | 283 | 237 | 320 | 390 | 459 | 398 | 185 | 176 | 143 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:43AM1.27m | 7:59PM1.93m | 8:29AM1.35m | 8:43PM1.90m | 9:12AM1.41m | 9:25PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM0.19m | 2:38AM0.09m | 2:15PM0.17m | 3:17AM0.10m | 3:02PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 144 | 156 | 156 | 117 | 100 | 94 | 67 | 61 | 67 | 143 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 203 | 158 | 237 | 237 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | NNE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | S 21 | NE 10 | N 6 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | E 9 |
| kJ | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 64 | 4 | 61 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 50 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 11 | — | NE 4 | — | N 11 | N 11 | S 9 | NNE 6 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | — | E 9 | S 19 | N 8 | S 20 | NE 9 | N 9 | S 19 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | 26 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | W 2 | W 2 | SW 3 | S 9 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 80 | 200 | 299 | 155 | 221 | 283 | 237 | 320 | 390 | 459 | 398 | 185 | 176 | 143 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 101 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 101 | 101 | 2 | 2 |
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