Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.4° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 1PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (27 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (27 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.4
S
5
2
S
6
2.1
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.9
SE
7
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
97
112
318
385
257
323
650
604
553
525
470
416
214
160
163
135
102
92
96
132
135
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
S
10
SW
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:08AM1.62m
8:19PM1.66m
8:45AM1.70m
8:58PM1.59m
9:24AM1.74m
9:40PM1.48m
Low Tide
2:14PM0.23m
2:32AM0.15m
2:57PM0.21m
3:06AM0.18m
3:43PM0.24m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:28
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Temp °C
17
21
21
20
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
15
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
15
18
17
16
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
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