Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Issued: 3 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is

19.7° C

Gallows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gallows today (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 6AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (23 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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)	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 13	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	189	153	153	122	117	113	84	84	84	64	63	143	215	193	780	780	416	732	1271	1032	653	469	337	265
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	SW	S	SE	ESE	W	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	S	SW	W	W	WNW	N	NNE	E	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		2:30AM1.06m				3:50PM1.39m				3:35AM0.98m					4:45PM1.45m				4:43AM0.95m				5:33PM1.52m
Low Tide				8:39AM0.48m					10:36PM0.69m			9:30AM0.49m					11:43PM0.62m				10:24AM0.48m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	17	18	17	16	15	14	13	11	13	15	15	13	12	11	11	10	13	17	16	14	13
Feels °C	13	12	12	15	16	15	16	13	11	8	6	7	10	11	10	8	8	8	7	10	14	14	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 13	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	189	153	153	122	117	113	84	84	84	64	63	63	46	45	315	425	416	732	1271	1032	653	469	337	265
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 6	SE 8	SE 8	S 15	E 11	ENE 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	SSE 17	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	9	10	11	11	11	8	2	2	7	2	2	4	10	53	49	52	52	216	51	34	33	33	21	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 10	E 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	S 10	S 10	S 18	S 18	E 11	E 7	SE 19	SSE 18	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 8
kJ	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	6	6	9	1	14	64	51	26	23	22	13	6	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 2	SW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSE 2	SE 6	—	—	S 3	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	2	2	2	1	9	—	—	4	44	143	215	193	780	780	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	2	16	101	0	0	0	16	16	16	23	101	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	217	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2		1	4	4	3	3	4	4	4		2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	2	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	9	9	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	5	4	4	7	5	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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