Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Issued: 9 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gallows sea temperature is

19.8° 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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 3PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Evening (27 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27						Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	201	168	164	161	154	127	124	101	94	78	59	56	52	37	31	21	19	18	19	13	18	19
Wind (km/h)	SW	S	SE	ESE	ESE	W	W	W	W	N	NE	NE	N	NW	WNW	W	W	SW	SE	ENE	SSE	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	6:33AM1.03m				6:54PM1.69m					7:17AM1.11m				7:31PM1.76m				7:58AM1.19m				8:07PM1.81m
Low Tide			12:05PM0.42m					1:44AM0.38m			12:50PM0.40m					2:17AM0.31m				1:32PM0.38m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	15	17	16	15	15	14	14	13	17	19	18	16	15	14	14	14	17	19	19	16	15
Feels °C	10	14	16	15	15	14	13	13	12	16	16	15	14	13	12	12	12	14	16	16	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6
kJ	201	168	164	161	154	127	124	101	94	78	59	56	52	37	31	20	18	18	19	13	18	19
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	S 6	S 6
kJ	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	2	2	—	1	1	2	5	20	21	19	12	12	7	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	ENE 7	NE 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 12	E 7	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 13	E 11	S 9	E 12	S 6	SE 7	ESE 6
kJ	13	5	2	4	5	1	1	1	1	3	1	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	7	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 2	—	ESE 3	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	3	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	2	29	82	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	193	19	7	2	5	37	129	150	150	150	129
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	3	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	7	5	6

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