Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.1° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 10AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.5
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
38
54
72
54
54
54
63
52
50
37
64
82
102
105
189
194
194
189
162
125
125
346
6
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
E
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:00AM1.15m
3:05PM1.53m
3:23AM1.07m
4:17PM1.61m
4:46AM1.05m
5:22PM1.72m
Low Tide
8:05AM0.40m
9:50PM0.53m
9:14AM0.41m
11:13PM0.43m
10:27AM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
16
17
17
16
15
13
13
13
15
16
17
16
16
15
14
13
17
20
20
18
16
Feels °C
12
11
11
16
15
16
16
14
11
11
11
13
14
15
15
15
14
13
11
13
16
15
14
11
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