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The Gallows Surf Forecast
/ WA – Margaret River (57 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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The Gallows surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 29 May 2026 AWSTForecast 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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Gallows today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Gallows at 6AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Gallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
1107 | 1127 | 1400 | 1040 | 884 | 783 | 768 | 685 | 604 | 1382 | 1344 | 1233 | 1162 | 1109 | 1009 | 846 | 1426 | 3710 | 5433 | 11115 | 18357 | 28595 | 29715 | 25140 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:02AM0.70m | 8:22AM0.73m | 8:45AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM0.12m | 6:10PM0.10m | 6:50PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 1107 | 1127 | 1400 | 1040 | 884 | 783 | 768 | 685 | 604 | 1382 | 1344 | 1233 | 1162 | 1109 | 1009 | 846 | 1033 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 805 | 472 | 18 | 319 | 190 | 223 | 145 | 120 | 262 | 81 | 57 | 57 | 39 | 38 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 18 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | NW 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 91 | 125 | 201 | 117 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 35 | 30 | 77 | 596 | 1426 | 3710 | 5433 | 11115 | 18357 | 28595 | 29715 | 25140 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 61 | 2635 | 2618 | 1687 | 1687 | 1687 | 1796 | 1687 | 1907 | 2005 |
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