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Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
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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
22.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gallows today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Gallows at 9AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
865 | 821 | 778 | 750 | 736 | 1292 | 730 | 646 | 556 | 461 | 450 | 384 | 377 | 434 | 377 | 379 | 325 | 271 | 271 | 223 | 184 | 149 | 154 | 154 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:47AM1.29m | 6:26PM1.65m | 6:29AM1.26m | 7:02PM1.73m | 7:09AM1.24m | 7:39PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.55m | 11:49AM0.40m | 00:55AM0.51m | 12:23PM0.39m | 1:38AM0.47m | 12:58PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | |
— | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 |
21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
865 | 821 | 778 | 750 | 736 | 727 | 730 | 646 | 556 | 461 | 450 | 384 | 377 | 434 | 377 | 379 | 325 | 271 | 271 | 223 | 184 | 107 | 151 | 144 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | NNE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 50 | 23 | 22 | 31 | 95 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 149 | 154 | 154 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 17 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | SSW 4 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | N 6 | NE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 10 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 45 | 42 | 21 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1292 | 85 | 97 | 100 | 73 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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