Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
25.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 9PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)--
Afternoon (20 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (20 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.4
SE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.8
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
SSE
0.6
ENE
0.9
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
0.2
SSE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)6666616616655610109655596667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2730342422251225960544677720378474851434761
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:16PM
1.62
11:29AM
1.71
11:59PM
1.63
12:13PM
1.56
12:50AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:11PM
0.24
5:18AM
0.33
5:47PM
0.28
6:08AM
0.39
6:26PM
0.34
7:06AM
0.47
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------6:31-------6:31-------6:31-
Sunset-7:30-------7:30-------7:29------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262724232221222727262423222122262826242322212227
Feels °C (?)292725252321222625242423222122242524232323212227
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