- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Gallows Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Gallows today?
The current surf forecast for Gallows at 6AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | |
541 | 414 | 363 | 371 | 371 | 603 | 847 | 790 | 826 | 844 | 808 | 737 | 678 | 686 | 669 | 829 | 1103 | 1129 | 1312 | 1350 | 2307 | 2426 | 2415 | 2833 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 10:12PM2.00m | 10:53AM1.26m | 11:08PM1.92m | 11:58AM1.21m | 00:07AM1.81m | 1:08PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM0.29m | 4:24PM0.45m | 6:04AM0.33m | 5:23PM0.53m | 7:06AM0.38m | 6:29PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | |  |  | | | |  | |  | |  |  | | |  |  | | |  | | |
 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 |
 kJ | 541 | 414 | 363 | 371 | 371 | 320 | 260 | 255 | 214 | 219 | 223 | 223 | 219 | 214 | 207 | 137 | 175 | 183 | 151 | 540 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 2132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 46 | 107 | 191 | 318 | 603 | 847 | 790 | 826 | 844 | 808 | 737 | 678 | 686 | 669 | 829 | 1103 | 1129 | 1312 | 1350 | 2307 | 2426 | 2415 | 2833 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 82 | 23 | 23 | 37 | 37 | 245 | 361 | 496 | 438 | 496 | 82 |
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Gallows surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest