Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
19.5° C
0.5° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 6PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (02 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
300
272
341
404
341
812
672
628
457
384
362
292
256
194
145
68
46
49
32
31
30
28
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NE
20
NNE
15
NW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
10:29AM1.40m
10:31PM1.70m
11:10AM1.42m
11:11PM1.59m
11:56AM1.44m
Low Tide
4:28AM0.25m
4:15PM0.42m
5:02AM0.27m
5:01PM0.46m
5:39AM0.31m
5:54PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
13
16
19
18
16
15
14
13
14
19
19
19
17
15
Feels °C
12
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
15
16
15
13
13
12
11
12
17
17
15
14
12
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