Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Issued: 10 am 16 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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 6PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Evening (16 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 16						Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	471	284	300	300	307	171	456	416	446	441	350	314	247	272	266	241	246	216	183	179	179	152
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	S	SE	ESE	ESE	E	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide			12:32PM1.51m				00:53AM0.96m				1:24PM1.44m					2:10AM0.91m				2:26PM1.39m
Low Tide	5:38AM0.47m				7:25PM0.56m				6:18AM0.57m					8:34PM0.58m			7:13AM0.65m					9:48PM0.56m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—
mm	—	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	16	17	17	18	18	17	17	17	16	17	19	19	19	17	16
Feels °C	15	15	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	16	16	15	16	17	17	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	E 9	SE 11	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	334	284	300	41	64	171	456	416	446	40	350	314	247	272	266	241	246	216	183	179	179	152
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 9	E 9	SE 13	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	23	41	43	59	41	41	40	41	41	43	40	39	39	29	32	33	46	41	41	93	93	93
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSE 14	SE 13	N 9	—	—	—	—	SSE 12	S 17	—	SE 13	SE 13	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	S 12	ENE 10	SE 11	ENE 10	ESE 12
kJ	8	18	27	2	—	—	—	—	60	6	—	7	40	39	39	38	40	3	32	57	30	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	—	—	SE 9	SE 9	SE 6	—	ENE 5	ENE 5	SE 10	ENE 5	E 6	E 6	—	—	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	—	—	ENE 6
kJ	471	—	—	300	307	120	—	20	28	441	30	48	48	—	—	64	69	58	47	—	—	101
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Emerald Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Emerald Beach NSW - North Coast	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	1	3	1	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	16	101	193	193	101	101	82	16	23	438	587	193	193	23	5	0	2	23	101	101	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Arrawarra	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	Arrawarra	Arrawarra			The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	Arrawarra	The Pass	Arrawarra	Snapper Point	Snapper Point	The Pass	The Pass	Arrawarra
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3			2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Steep Point WA - North West	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Rennies Beach NSW - South Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Eaglehawk Neck Reef TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	2	2	2	3
Header Global	Sea Vista South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Papatowai New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Afife Portugal	Kaka Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Injidup Carpark Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Albatross South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Albatross South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	4

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