The Gallows surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 AWST
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The Gallows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Gallows sea temperature is
21.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for The Gallows at 7PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (27 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
2
3
3
4
3
2
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111111010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)268322642005177515461106932558663651478362355318448424380309273273279400348461
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
5
SW
25
SW
35
S
30
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
WNW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:30PM
0.67
6:27PM
0.74
7:21PM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:41AM
0.03
4:15AM
-0.04
4:54AM
-0.07
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise-------5:35-------5:37-------5:37
Sunset--7:28-------7:28-------7:27-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171718161513121521181917171513182320212119181820
Feels °C (?)1210111010981119131311121110152218181816151617
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