The Gallows surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 09 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
21.1° 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 2AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jan)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (10 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
2.3
SW
2.3
S
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
S
1.5
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
0.8
SW
1.4
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
0.6
SW
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)11101010101099981088888897714141516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)216011249781133978388306342876941108260157105858314965159131132241657636
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSW
35
SSE
30
SE
35
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
5
N
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
10
ENE
5
W
10
SW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:10PM
0.49
5:43PM
0.50
5:38PM
0.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:12AM
0.27
5:05AM
0.23
4:27AM
0.18
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-----5:18-------5:20-------5:20--
Sunset7:34-------7:34-------7:34-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191614131216232423231915141824202421201818212120
Feels °C (?)118777112021171712991423161917161416212016
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