Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
19.7° C
0.2° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 12PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.4
ENE
9
0.1
E
14
0.2
S
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
157
125
119
119
280
4
4
226
201
226
192
153
122
106
101
94
80
73
73
75
77
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
ESE
15
NE
5
N
5
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:46AM1.05m
5:22PM1.72m
5:56AM1.10m
6:20PM1.82m
6:53AM1.18m
7:11PM1.90m
Low Tide
10:27AM0.37m
00:18AM0.31m
11:33AM0.31m
1:10AM0.20m
12:33PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
13
17
21
19
18
17
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
14
13
13
18
19
19
16
15
Feels °C
11
14
17
16
16
14
11
11
10
12
12
10
10
11
10
10
11
17
16
16
15
13
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