Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gallows sea temperature is
19.7° C
0.2° 

Gallows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gallows today (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.4
ENE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
153
160
160
157
157
125
119
119
273
4
4
226
243
232
197
157
122
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
WNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:17PM1.61m
4:46AM1.05m
5:22PM1.72m
5:56AM1.10m
6:20PM1.82m
Low Tide
11:13PM0.43m
10:27AM0.37m
00:18AM0.31m
11:33AM0.31m
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
13
17
20
19
18
16
15
14
14
16
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
15
14
14
12
11
14
16
15
15
13
11
10
9
12
10
11
11
10
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