Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 25 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
23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for Gallows at 7PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)--
Afternoon (25 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
463
398
335
291
250
204
204
172
160
181
176
171
146
146
150
176
212
223
272
245
245
181
149
142
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:55PM1.21m
3:55AM1.59m
4:53PM1.31m
4:54AM1.56m
5:39PM1.42m
5:43AM1.54m
Low Tide
9:25PM0.64m
10:44AM0.41m
10:38PM0.58m
11:28AM0.38m
11:37PM0.51m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
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6:11
6:13
6:13
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5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
19
19
19
18
18
20
21
21
19
18
18
18
18
19
21
21
20
20
19
19
18
20
18
18
17
17
18
17
16
18
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
18
20
20
19
18
17
18
16
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
Energy kJ
15
7
335
291
250
204
204
172
160
181
176
171
146
146
150
176
212
223
245
181
149
142
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.1
N
18
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
2
4
7
7
3
7
91
2
2
11
11
5
5
86
9
32
6
14
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
Energy kJ
2
2
22
12
13
15
15
7
7
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
Energy kJ
463
398
238
102
79
93
111
272
245
71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
101
101
82
2
2
2
2
2
2
193
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
16
16
16
16
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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