Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 21 May 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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 9AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (21 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
919
938
994
828
813
864
782
958
1474
1547
2042
2804
3160
4450
3986
4558
3810
3289
3104
2707
2723
2918
2242
2266
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:08PM1.92m
11:58AM1.21m
00:07AM1.81m
1:08PM1.20m
1:09AM1.70m
2:19PM1.23m
Low Tide
6:04AM0.33m
5:23PM0.53m
7:06AM0.38m
6:29PM0.61m
8:07AM0.41m
7:43PM0.66m
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cloud
light rain
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:57
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
18
17
16
17
17
16
16
17
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
21
20
19
19
10
11
11
12
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
12
13
15
16
18
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
Energy kJ
219
223
223
225
181
181
177
145
145
151
70
32
3143
2859
2490
2371
2049
2023
2092
2242
2266
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
68
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
Energy kJ
919
938
994
828
813
864
782
958
1474
1547
2042
2804
3160
4450
3986
4558
3810
3289
3104
2707
2723
2918
277
309
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
5
7
6
6
6
1
2
4
4
Distance (km)
23
23
23
23
37
82
37
37
37
37
245
438
404
404
518
82
37
37
37
37
429
429
101
82
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
7
5
5
7
7
6
6
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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