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Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 11 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
23.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 7PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)--
Afternoon (11 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (11 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.9
SE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
277
276
268
268
221
255
314
287
279
315
284
269
277
262
295
303
392
349
416
393
358
358
337
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:02PM1.30m
3:49AM1.51m
4:47PM1.44m
4:43AM1.52m
5:29PM1.59m
5:35AM1.53m
Low Tide
9:38PM0.72m
10:26AM0.45m
10:41PM0.63m
11:07AM0.40m
11:38PM0.52m
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rain showers
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rain showers
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rain showers
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6:22
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—
—
6:22
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—
—
—
—
—
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6:24
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5:04
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:04
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—
—
—
—
—
—
5:02
—
—
—
—
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5:01
 mm
1
2
—
1
1
1
—
1
1
—
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
3
4
2
2
1
3
3
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
18
19
18
17
18
19
Feels °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
15
17
17
17
16
15
16
16
15
17
18
17
16
17
16
15
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
1.7
SE
7
0.4
E
11
1.6
SE
7
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
1.7
ESE
8
Energy kJ
277
277
276
268
268
196
144
141
141
103
103
65
64
62
62
295
37
281
37
37
20
33
20
337
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
19
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
138
179
125
167
226
201
169
4
4
21
21
70
65
63
40
62
47
40
36
31
20
19
19
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.7
S
10
0.3
SSE
11
—
—
—
—
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
S
14
0.1
S
26
0.1
S
24
0.4
ESE
11
0.1
S
23
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
3
3
106
24
—
—
—
—
4
4
4
21
37
13
12
40
10
47
66
56
29
27
25
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.5
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
—
1.7
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.9
SE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
—
Energy kJ
242
185
218
207
204
221
255
314
287
279
315
284
269
277
262
—
303
392
349
416
393
358
358
—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Turners Beach
NSW - North Coast
Wategos
NSW - North Coast
Turners Beach
NSW - North Coast
Coffs Harbour-North Wall
NSW - Port Macquarie
Trapdoors
NSW - Port Macquarie
Shelly Beach
NSW - Port Macquarie
Shelly Beach
NSW - Port Macquarie
Turners Beach
NSW - North Coast
Turners Beach
NSW - North Coast
Greenmount
QLD - Gold Coast
Turners Beach
NSW - North Coast
Shelly Beach
NSW - Port Macquarie
Trapdoors
NSW - Port Macquarie
Shelly Beach
NSW - Port Macquarie
Coffs Harbour-North Wall
NSW - Port Macquarie
Coffs Harbour-North Wall
NSW - Port Macquarie
Coffs Harbour-North Wall
NSW - Port Macquarie
Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
The Pass
NSW - North Coast
Scotts Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Coffs Harbour-North Wall
NSW - Port Macquarie
Coffs Harbour-North Wall
NSW - Port Macquarie
Shelly Beach
NSW - Port Macquarie
Coffs Harbour-North Wall
NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
101
193
101
2
5
23
23
101
101
242
101
23
5
23
2
2
2
82
193
37
2
2
23
2
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Brunswick Heads North
Wategos
Brunswick Heads North
Diggers
The Pass
The Pass
The Pass
The Pass
The Pass
The Pass
The Pass
The Pass
The Pass
The Pass
The Pass
Emerald Beach
The Pass
The Pass
The Pass
The Pass
The Pass
The Pass
The Pass
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Point Lonsdale
VIC - Torquay
Steep Point
WA - North West
Trial Harbour
TAS - West Coast
Luna Park
VIC - Far West
Luna Park
VIC - Far West
Shipstern Bluff
TAS - East Coast
Shipstern Bluff
TAS - East Coast
Shipstern Bluff
TAS - East Coast
Red Bluff
WA - North West
Quarantine
VIC - Mornington Peninsula
Shipstern Bluff
TAS - East Coast
Shipstern Bluff
TAS - East Coast
Shipstern Bluff
TAS - East Coast
Shipstern Bluff
TAS - East Coast
Red Bluff
WA - North West
Steep Point
WA - North West
Steep Point
WA - North West
Cyclops
WA - Far South
Cyclops
WA - Far South
Cyclops
WA - Far South
Bunker Bay Bommie
WA - Margaret River
Snapper Rocks
QLD - Gold Coast
Turtles
WA - North West
Spoggies
SA - Nullarbor
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Header Global
J-Bay
South Africa
Dunedin - Bobs Beach
New Zealand
Seconds (White Rock)
New Zealand
Airport Rights
New Zealand
Naufragados
Brazil
Trial Harbour
Australia
Pauba
Brazil
Inner Pool
South Africa
Inner Pool
South Africa
Ding Dangs
South Africa
Outer Pool
South Africa
Albatross
South Africa
Fence (Port Elizabeth)
South Africa
Papatowai
New Zealand
Papatowai
New Zealand
Papatowai
New Zealand
Papatowai
New Zealand
Barbel Point
South Africa
Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach
New Zealand
Dunedin - Bobs Beach
New Zealand
Dunedin - Bobs Beach
New Zealand
Dunedin - Bobs Beach
New Zealand
Whacky Point
South Africa
Whacky Point
South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
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