The Gallows Surf Forecast

/ WA – Margaret River (57 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

The Gallows surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 AWST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 20.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for The Gallows at 3PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 May)	6.5ft (2.0m)	16s
Afternoon (06 May)	7ft (2.2m)	16s
Evening (06 May)	8ft (2.5m)	16s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 6							Thursday 7								Friday 8								Sat 9
	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1235	1815	2357	2299	2610	2911	3172	2534	2309	1956	1804	1550	1383	1179	976	905	809	746	594	428	361	325	325	273
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	E	S	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	NNE	SSW	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide			10:32AM0.72m									11:02AM0.69m								11:34AM0.65m
Low Tide								11:57PM0.13m								00:27AM0.14m								00:44AM0.15m


	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58
	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	5:31
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	16	20	21	19	16	15	14	13	17	20	20	20	19	16	15	15	18	21	22	21	19	17
Feels °C	8	8	12	18	19	15	11	10	9	8	13	17	16	15	14	11	10	10	13	17	20	17	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	1235	1815	2357	2299	2610	2911	3172	2534	2309	1956	1804	1550	1383	1179	976	905	809	746	594	428	361	325	325	273
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	WSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	N 6	SW 17	WSW 16
kJ	704	232	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	9	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	60	44	12	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	—	—
kJ	322	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	12	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	E 4	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	—	—	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	—	NNE 6	NNE 5
kJ	9	9	—	—	—	—	—	13	18	18	25	15	—	—	7	22	51	66	77	74	—	—	69	97
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	15	0	0	0	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	7	9	9	6	6	4	7	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	7	8

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