Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.5° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 8AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
E
8
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
68
46
45
37
30
30
30
88
75
96
90
81
56
49
47
46
45
44
23
20
18
22
26
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
N
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
High Tide
11:11PM1.59m
11:56AM1.44m
11:56PM1.44m
12:49PM1.45m
00:51AM1.29m
1:53PM1.48m
Low Tide
5:39AM0.31m
5:54PM0.51m
6:19AM0.34m
6:58PM0.55m
7:07AM0.38m
8:18PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
15
19
19
20
17
16
14
14
13
16
17
16
15
14
13
12
12
15
16
17
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
13
18
17
16
14
14
12
12
11
14
14
14
14
12
10
8
8
12
13
15
14
14
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