Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
23.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 2PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
!
!
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1.3
S
1.7
S
1.8
SSE
2.2
S
2
SSE
2.2
SSE
3
S
3
S
2.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)109999910109998988578899101213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13712696888892100726545443717222276270368671644833160122991569
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SE
10
E
15
NE
20
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
WNW
0
SE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
WNW
15
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:55AM
1.69
7:22PM
1.76
7:38AM
1.69
8:03PM
1.87
8:22AM
1.64
8:46PM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:09PM
0.28
1:36AM
0.31
1:45PM
0.26
2:23AM
0.26
2:24PM
0.26
3:13AM
0.25
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise6:05-------6:07-------6:07-------
Sunset---5:27-------5:25-------5:24----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182123232119191919252726222020181720212019161515
Feels °C (?)192323222019181717242423221916131316171615131212
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