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Gallows Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Gallows surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Gallows today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gallows at 1AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
162 | 166 | 166 | 158 | 151 | 144 | 116 | 230 | 137 | 112 | 109 | 251 | 215 | 236 | 140 | 117 | 94 | 73 | 58 | 55 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:39PM1.79m | 7:50AM1.23m | 8:16PM1.83m | 8:32AM1.22m | 8:54PM1.85m | 9:16AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19AM0.45m | 1:34PM0.39m | 2:59AM0.43m | 2:11PM0.42m | 3:40AM0.42m | 2:50PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 162 | 166 | 166 | 158 | 151 | 144 | 116 | 109 | 137 | 112 | 109 | 131 | 99 | 109 | 140 | 117 | 94 | 73 | 58 | 55 | 35 | 39 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 116 | 116 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 85 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 22 | 12 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | — | W 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | S 8 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | N 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 230 | — | 1 | 1 | 251 | 215 | 236 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
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