Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gallows sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.0° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 2AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (29 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (29 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
8
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
18
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
406
249
212
168
88
118
116
121
129
135
107
178
229
214
206
198
137
128
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:58PM1.59m
9:24AM1.74m
9:40PM1.48m
10:08AM1.74m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.18m
3:43PM0.24m
3:43AM0.22m
4:35PM0.29m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
16
15
14
15
19
20
19
17
16
Feels °C
14
13
14
13
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
14
16
15
15
14
14
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