Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Issued: 3 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is

20.1°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 (29 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 6AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Aug)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Aug)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Evening (29 Aug)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 29								Sunday 30								Monday 31
	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)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	327	245	240	240	356	261	346	122	522	627	612	473	280	258	80	273	164	277	309	279	160	137	131	103
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	S	SW	WSW	SW	SW	S	SSE	SE	SE	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				8:40AM1.46m				8:48PM1.77m				9:15AM1.52m				9:24PM1.71m				9:53AM1.56m
Low Tide		2:42AM0.18m				2:32PM0.28m				3:13AM0.17m				3:13PM0.28m				3:45AM0.19m				3:56PM0.30m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	17	18	18	17	16	15	15	14	16	18	17	16	15	14	14	14	17	18	18	16	16
Feels °C	14	12	12	14	15	15	14	13	12	12	11	13	15	14	14	14	12	12	12	15	16	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 9	E 9	SSE 10	E 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 8	E 8	SSE 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	E 9	SSE 16	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	327	245	240	240	240	39	38	122	35	439	381	326	34	35	61	55	64	190	181	157	23	90	131	103
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	N 7	NE 10	E 9	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	S 18	E 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 17	E 8	SSE 16	SSE 15
kJ	34	36	35	36	38	1	4	36	—	35	34	34	22	6	25	58	71	25	25	24	96	22	87	76
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	NE 11	NE 11	N 11	NE 11	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	ENE 10	S 17	S 17	E 9	E 9	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	—	—	E 8	E 8
kJ	31	5	5	2	5	1	1	1	2	2	2	4	19	6	6	26	26	35	64	61	—	—	22	22
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 6	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 6	S 10	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	—	—
kJ	—	—	1	6	356	261	346	115	522	627	612	473	280	258	80	273	164	277	309	279	160	137	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	2	2	2	2	101	101	101	23	2	2	2	23	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	29	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	5	5	6	6	4	7	8	7	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	9	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	7	6	6	7	7	8	7	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	9	8

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