Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.32° S 153.14° E

Issued: 4 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gallows sea temperature is

21.4°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 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 12AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (29 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 28				Thursday 29								Friday 30
	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	3	1	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 16	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	51	31	64	57	55	55	57	78	81	81	140	319	285	295	813	226	210	184	139	116
Wind (km/h)	E	E	NNE	WNW	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:26PM1.36m				10:52AM1.88m					11:19PM1.24m				11:45AM1.83m
Low Tide		4:38PM0.21m				4:17AM0.24m					5:33PM0.25m				5:02AM0.31m				6:35PM0.31m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	21	19	17	16	15	17	20	20	20	18	18	16	16	17	20	20	20	19	18
Feels °C	20	20	19	17	15	13	16	18	17	18	18	18	15	16	17	19	18	18	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	ENE 7	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 16	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	51	27	64	57	55	55	57	78	81	68	140	319	285	210	813	226	210	169	139	92
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	SE 5	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 7	ENE 8	SSE 16	SSE 16	E 8	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14
kJ	34	11	27	28	26	40	38	35	34	33	40	20	147	295	10	198	188	184	123	116
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	S 8	E 12	E 11	E 9	E 11	S 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	ENE 8	SSE 16	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 13	ENE 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	SSE 11
kJ	3	31	3	2	15	2	6	26	48	81	21	87	20	19	3	11	10	14	14	24
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 2	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 3
kJ	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Angourie Point NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	101	23	0	0	2	2	2	2	193	193	2	0	0	0	0	95	23	23	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Snapper Point	Turners Beach	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Broken Head	The Pass	The Pass	Diggers	Lennox Head	Angourie Point	Broken Head	Lennox Head	Angourie Point	The Pass		Gallows	Mullaway
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	2		2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Blackfellows SA - Eyre Peninsula	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Anael France	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Bancoora Australia	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Afife Portugal	Blackfellows Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Puertecillo Chile
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	8	6	9	9	5	5	5	5	5

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