Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
19.9° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 11PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
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1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
9
2.5
E
10
3
E
11
4
ESE
11
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3.5
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
471
791
1449
1873
3184
3079
2771
2696
1767
1632
1632
2372
1506
1962
1803
1846
1250
1086
878
786
Wind (km/h)
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:13AM1.35m
11:18PM1.69m
12:03PM1.34m
00:02AM1.52m
12:55PM1.34m
Low Tide
4:55PM0.40m
5:53AM0.28m
5:47PM0.50m
6:33AM0.35m
6:45PM0.60m
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cloud
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rain showers
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
11
12
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
15
14
14
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