Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 14 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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 10AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
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
Period(s) (?)131112111111111110101099101010101010999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4883533433193314083663022742051631531491351491461431401371261138688100
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
0
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
E
15
NE
20
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:27AM
1.61
6:06PM
1.48
6:11AM
1.67
6:43PM
1.63
6:55AM
1.69
7:22PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:13PM
0.60
11:58AM
0.40
12:02AM
0.49
12:33PM
0.33
12:49AM
0.39
1:09PM
0.28
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise--6:05-------6:05-------6:05-----
Sunset-----5:29-------5:28-------5:27--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151515202121191817161622252321202019192223232120
Feels °C (?)131313191919181716151521232222212220212423222120
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