Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Issued: 3 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gallows sea temperature is

19.7° 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):

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 10PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	-	-
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 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 27				Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	S 6
Wave Graph
kJ	164	161	154	127	124	101	94	88	69	56	52	37	37	21	19	12	12	14	9	6
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ENE	W	W	W	W	N	NE	NE	N	NW	WNW	W	W	WSW	SSE	E	SSE	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide			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	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	15	15	14	14	14	17	19	19	16	15	14	14	14	18	19	19	16	15
Feels °C	16	15	15	14	13	13	13	16	16	16	14	13	12	12	11	15	15	16	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SE 7	ENE 5	ENE 5
kJ	164	161	154	127	124	101	94	88	69	56	52	37	37	21	13	12	10	12	9	5
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 12	E 11	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 7	E 7	E 12	E 11	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 6	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	E 12	SE 7	S 6
kJ	4	11	10	10	10	2	2	1	1	3	2	1	3	12	19	12	12	3	7	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 12	E 12	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	S 17	S 17	S 9	E 12	S 18	S 6	ESE 6
kJ	11	4	5	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	1	3	6	6	2	3	6	3	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 5	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	29	101	0	0	0	0	0	0	95	193	19	23	5	166	37	166	170	150	150	310
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	5	5	5	5	4	4	9	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	5	6

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