Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
1.4
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)101010101099999101099981088577810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14914614314013712696888892100966545434118223396239280277678
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SE
10
E
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
0
S
15
E
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:43PM
1.63
6:55AM
1.69
7:22PM
1.76
7:38AM
1.69
8:03PM
1.87
8:22AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
0.39
1:09PM
0.28
1:36AM
0.31
1:45PM
0.26
2:23AM
0.26
2:24PM
0.26
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----6:05-------6:07-------6:07---
Sunset-------5:27-------5:25-------5:24
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211918181821232321191819192526252220201817202120
Feels °C (?)232019181822232321191717162423222118151414161716
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