Gallows Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, gather 'round, let's talk about what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks. I'm lookin' at the charts for Gallows, and it's a bit of a mixed bag. We've got some swell coming, but the wind's gonna be a real pain for a while.

The first few days are a write-off, I'm sorry to say. Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th, we've got a solid 7ft to 12ft of swell from the ESE, but the wind is howling onshore at 18-22 mph. It's all just lumpy, messy, and unsurfable. The energy is high, but it's all negative energy, if you know what I mean. Don't even bother.

Monday and Tuesday, the 20th and 21st, the swell drops a bit to 5ft - 8ft, but the wind is still cross-onshore, making it choppy. The conditions are marginal, but you'd be paddling for the wrong waves. It's just not worth the fight.

The Standout

Now, here's the window you want to aim for. Wednesday morning, the 22nd of July. The wind is offshore from the NW, light at 6 mph, and it's clean. The swell is a modest 4ft from the East, but it's the first time we get a window of clean surf. The energy is weak, so it's not going to be pumping, but it's the only game in town for a proper surf. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing weird there.

After that, it's a dry spell. Thursday and Friday the 23rd and 24th, we get a bump in swell to 7ft from the SSE, but the wind goes back to cross-onshore, making it choppy again. The weekend of the 25th and 26th is tiny, with 1ft to 3ft waves. The morning of the 26th is glassy from the SSE, but there's just no energy behind it. It's a flat spell for a few days.

Long-Range Promise

But hold on, because the end of the month looks interesting. Friday the 31st of July sees a 12ft swell from the South with a long 12-second period, and the energy is massive. The wind is light cross-onshore, but the file warns the swell is too big for this break. If you're a seasoned local, it might be a paddle-out, but it's serious.

However, the real keeper on the horizon is Saturday morning, the 1st of August. The wind is glassy, dead calm, and the swell is a solid 7ft from the SSE at 12 seconds. The energy is strong. The file says it's excellent for experienced surfers, and I'd trust that. It's a way off, so don't book your flights yet, but it's a promising one. Then Sunday morning the 2nd of August also looks good with 6ft from the SSE and glassy conditions.

So, to sum it up: the next week is mostly a write-off thanks to the wind. The only real clean surf in the near term is Wednesday morning. But the first weekend of August is looking like the real payoff, with clean, powerful groundswell at Gallows. Keep your eye on the 1st.

Rusty.

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