Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gallows today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gallows at 9PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 106mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 429 | 429 | 393 | 491 | 308 | 358 | 349 | 319 | 297 | 286 | 210 | 176 | 156 | 218 | 235 | 278 | 316 | 254 | 319 | 276 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:23PM1.43m | 6:19AM1.24m | 6:07PM1.48m | 6:52AM1.38m | 6:49PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM0.65m | 00:08AM0.38m | 11:58AM0.57m | 00:40AM0.31m | 12:46PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 277 | 277 | 270 | 300 | 308 | 358 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 210 | 176 | 156 | 132 | 127 | 176 | 203 | 209 | 226 | 276 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 17 | S 16 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | E 15 | — | S 17 | — | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 6 | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 429 | 429 | 393 | 491 | 503 | 579 | 349 | 319 | 297 | 286 | 303 | 227 | 210 | 218 | 235 | 278 | 316 | 254 | 319 | 606 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 1152 | 587 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 928 | 23 | 0 |
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