Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
20.0°C
0.0° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 9PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)--
Afternoon (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
113
111
96
90
86
86
81
78
150
100
97
93
91
65
64
63
62
62
44
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:03PM1.61m
10:34AM1.58m
10:45PM1.47m
11:21AM1.57m
Low Tide
3:56PM0.30m
4:20AM0.23m
4:44PM0.35m
4:57AM0.28m
5:40PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
15
14
15
18
20
19
17
16
16
16
18
23
24
24
20
20
Feels °C
16
16
17
16
14
13
14
16
16
15
15
14
15
14
16
21
21
21
18
18
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