Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 22 May 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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 10AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (22 May)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (22 May)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
ESE
12
4
ESE
12
4
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1441
1684
2062
2629
3135
4107
4016
3655
4699
4389
4216
4641
4568
3468
4393
3923
3068
2582
2306
2213
2128
1881
1724
1720
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:07AM1.81m
1:08PM1.20m
1:09AM1.70m
2:19PM1.23m
2:13AM1.59m
3:23PM1.29m
Low Tide
7:06AM0.38m
6:29PM0.61m
8:07AM0.41m
7:43PM0.66m
9:05AM0.42m
9:01PM0.67m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:57
4:57
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
18
19
18
18
17
16
17
18
19
20
21
20
19
18
18
17
19
19
19
19
18
11
10
10
11
12
11
12
12
11
13
15
16
16
17
16
16
15
16
15
18
18
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
Energy kJ
145
190
50
32
3212
3259
3194
3464
3468
3468
3388
3313
3068
2582
2306
2213
2128
1881
1724
1720
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
52
15
9
8
29
26
24
5
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
ESE
12
4
ESE
12
Energy kJ
1441
1684
2062
2629
3135
4107
4016
3655
4699
4389
4216
4641
4568
4393
3923
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
5
5
6
8
5
2
2
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
37
37
37
404
404
502
538
37
82
245
37
37
429
429
502
82
37
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
6
4
5
5
6
6
8
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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