Surf Forecasts:
Gallows surf forecast from 16 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 17 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, SSE swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, SSE swell with 2,039 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 17 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Gallows this week:
The surf forecast for Gallows over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be cross-shore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Gallows in the next 16 days are 3.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 17) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Gallows over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. We gotta be straight with each other. Looking at the 16-day window, it’s a proper bummer for Gallows. There’s a big, ugly gap where there’s just nothing worth paddling out for, and it starts right now. We’re looking at a solid week and a half of junk before we even see a glimmer of hope.
The first half of this forecast is a write-off. From Wednesday the 16th all the way through to the end of September, the swell is there, but the wind is just murdering it. We’ve got a big SSE groundswell running on the 16th and 17th, pumping a massive 1792 (moderate to strong energy) and 1508 (moderate to strong energy), with wave heights hitting a heavy 12 ft and 10 ft. But it’s all accompanied by howling 25 mph and 16 mph cross-onshore winds. That combo is pure chaos; a gritty, blown-out mess. Unless you’re a kite surfer looking for some serious wind, you’re not surfing that. The water temp is 70°F which is about average.
We do get a brief, tiny window on Friday morning the 18th. The swell drops to a clean 5 ft from the SE (9 seconds), and the wind goes glassy – literally 3 mph from the east. The energy is down to 363 (weak to moderate). It’ll be the best looking surf of this whole stretch, but it’s a one-morning wonder. By the afternoon, the wind shifts and it’s gone.
After that, we hit a long, dead zone. From Saturday the 19th all the way through to Tuesday the 30th of September, it’s virtually flat, with tiny 2 ft to 3 ft waves and weak energy readings mostly under 150. There’s no power, no shape. You’d be fighting for dribbles.
The only other standout to even mention is Wednesday afternoon the 30th of September. We get a clean, cross-offshore 5 ft swell from the ENE (7 seconds) with 242 (moderate energy). The wind is a stiff 16 mph from the NNE, keeping it clean. It’s a far cry from perfect, but it’s the only thing that even qualifies as “marginal” in that second week. It’s about as promising as finding a five-dollar bill in a wetsuit that doesn’t fit.
For the rest of the run into October 1st, it’s same old story: clean winds, but tiny, gutless surf. A blank run like this is rough, but not unheard of for this area. You just gotta wait for the next southerly to line up with the right wind.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1774 | 1957 | 1508 | 1163 | 646 | 349 | 161 | 157 | 106 | 84 | 42 | 54 | 78 | 373 | 188 | 86 | 105 | 136 | 158 | 291 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | off | on | cross | off | on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:21PM1.10m | 12:10PM1.41m | 00:08AM0.97m | 1:08PM1.35m | 1:21AM0.88m | 2:18PM1.33m | 3:03AM0.86m | 3:27PM1.35m | 4:25AM0.92m | 4:24PM1.40m | 5:16AM1.02m | 5:10PM1.47m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47PM0.53m | 5:18AM0.44m | 6:48PM0.62m | 5:57AM0.52m | 8:10PM0.65m | 6:49AM0.59m | 9:43PM0.62m | 8:05AM0.64m | 10:47PM0.55m | 9:30AM0.63m | 11:28PM0.46m | 10:36AM0.58m | 00:00AM0.37m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 646 | 349 | 161 | 126 | 106 | 84 | 42 | 54 | 78 | 373 | 97 | 86 | 105 | 136 | 158 | 291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 4 | S 19 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 132 | 157 | 92 | 45 | 31 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 188 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 12 | S 19 | SE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 19 | SSE 6 | NNE 4 | SSE 18 | NE 4 | S 21 | NE 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 14 | 61 | 95 | 59 | 21 | 29 | 72 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | NE 3 | NNW 2 | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | — | S 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1774 | 1957 | 1508 | 1163 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 30 | 125 | 138 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1145 | 37 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 82 | 23 | 0 | 82 | 23 | 101 | 5 | 101 | 23 |
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