Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Issued: 10 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gallows sea temperature is

21.3°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 (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 3PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Evening (30 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).
	Friday 30						Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	NE 6	SSE 12	SSE 11	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	295	284	193	181	210	158	158	125	116	104	66	117	79	70	46	45	22	20	102	29	23	187
Wind (km/h)	SW	SE	ESE	E	NE	NNW	N	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	NE	NNE	NNE	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			11:45AM1.83m				00:20AM1.14m				12:45PM1.75m				1:35AM1.06m				1:54PM1.66m
Low Tide	5:02AM0.31m				6:35PM0.31m				5:55AM0.40m				7:45PM0.35m				6:59AM0.49m					9:01PM0.37m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	1	1	—
Temp °C	17	20	20	20	19	18	17	16	18	22	23	21	19	18	17	17	17	22	24	24	21	21
Feels °C	17	20	19	19	19	18	17	15	17	19	19	18	18	17	15	15	16	22	23	24	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	NE 6	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 7	ENE 8
kJ	251	201	193	161	210	158	158	125	116	72	52	117	79	70	45	45	22	20	20	21	281	187
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SSE 11	E 8	E 6	E 6	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	295	284	188	181	121	116	76	80	116	104	66	3	3	3	46	5	3	7	29	29	23	23
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 5	E 6	SE 14	SSE 13	—	—	—	—
kJ	10	10	10	14	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	2	3	8	18	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NNW 3	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	13	19	36	64	1	48	48	44	102	271	801	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	82	101	23	23	0	0	0	0	268	648	23	23	12	23	23	3	112	293	23	19	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2		2	2	2	2				1	1	1	1	1				4	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	2	3	1	4	3
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