Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 08 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
25.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 12PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.6
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)9910101010109999991014131314131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)102106118121122158148142139136133130134130156176184189232272389359353365
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
E
15
E
15
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:04PM
1.08
12:37AM
1.51
1:16PM
1.02
1:39AM
1.47
2:45PM
1.03
2:46AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:33AM
0.66
5:37PM
0.65
7:40AM
0.68
6:30PM
0.73
8:55AM
0.67
7:43PM
0.78
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise6:01-------6:01-------6:01-------
Sunset---5:36-------5:35-------5:34----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212526252221202021242524222120202025272623232221
Feels °C (?)212425252523222223262625232221202024252422232120
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