Gallows Surf Forecast

/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (30.32° S 153.14° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 28 May 2026 AEST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 22.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gallows today (28 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 3PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 May)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Afternoon (28 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Evening (28 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 28						Friday 29								Saturday 30								Sun 31
	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	2	1	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 8	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	778	750	736	651	649	566	556	452	441	441	434	434	434	377	325	277	228	188	149	149	151	151	324	158
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	S	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	SSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WSW	WNW	WSW	SSE	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	5:47AM1.29m				6:26PM1.65m				6:29AM1.26m					7:02PM1.73m				7:09AM1.24m				7:39PM1.79m
Low Tide			11:49AM0.40m				00:55AM0.51m				12:23PM0.39m					1:38AM0.47m			12:58PM0.38m					2:19AM0.45m


	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33
	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	4:54
mm	2	4	2	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	19	19	17	16	15	14	14	19	20	19	19	18	17	16	15	18	21	20	16	15	14	13
Feels °C	18	19	19	19	15	14	13	12	13	19	20	19	19	17	16	14	14	17	20	19	13	13	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 9
kJ	778	750	736	651	649	566	556	452	441	441	434	434	434	377	325	277	228	188	149	118	151	151	144	158
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	SSE 11	S 7	S 7	S 9	S 8	SSE 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	2	8	7	6	8	8	7	7	7	13	64	64	53	22	33	88	154	140	109	149	118	118	120	120
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 17	SE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	S 16	S 11	S 11	SSW 5	NE 8	NNE 7	N 8	N 8	NE 9	S 15	S 15	—	—	N 10
kJ	5	21	20	19	18	6	11	28	27	27	45	21	21	9	2	18	11	13	3	4	4	—	—	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 5	—	NNE 6	NNE 6	WNW 3	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 8	WSW 2
kJ	—	—	—	60	—	61	80	2	—	—	—	—	4	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	324	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2
Distance (km)	2	2	2	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	9	9	8	9	8	7	7	7	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	8

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