Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 12PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 2.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (19 Apr)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
!
1
1
!
!
2
!
!
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
3
S
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
3.5
S
3.5
S
2.5
SSE
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.5
S
2.2
SSE
2.3
SE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)131212121216131313131313131212121111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)152114502808147715995559404120363583380136062196227711971182131012641822119812121645161514101258
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:08AM
1.56
9:32PM
1.96
9:58AM
1.45
10:21PM
1.93
10:53AM
1.32
11:17PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:05PM
0.29
4:06AM
0.28
3:48PM
0.35
5:03AM
0.34
4:36PM
0.43
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise6:07-------6:07-------6:09-------
Sunset---5:23-------5:22-------5:22----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C162021201917161516202221201817171719202018171616
Feels °C (?)131717171614131213151716151412131315161715141213
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