The Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.80° S 114.99° E

Issued: 7 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Gallows sea temperature is

18.8° C

The Gallows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Gallows today (21 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Gallows at 4PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Aug)	11ft (3.5m)	15s
Afternoon (21 Aug)	11ft (3.5m)	14s
Evening (21 Aug)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).
	Friday 21							Saturday 22								Sunday 23
	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
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	6	!	!	!	!	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	0	3	4	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	WSW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 16	WSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	5416	5024	4720	4720	4881	4123	3820	2603	6015	4764	3953	3856	2944	2328	2056	1785	1785	2050	2207	1912	2207	2285	5559
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NNE	WSW	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide	3:49AM0.60m									5:28AM0.62m								6:30AM0.65m
Low Tide					3:36PM0.10m								3:55PM0.08m								4:15PM0.07m


	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	15	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13
Feels °C	12	11	14	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	11	9	9	10	10	10	11	10	10	9	10	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 16
kJ	5416	5024	4720	4720	4881	4123	3820	2603	6015	4764	3953	3856	2944	2328	2056	1785	1785	2050	2207	1912	2207	1885	5559
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 26	WSW 24	SW 24	WSW 22	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	WSW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 20	WSW 20	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	—
kJ	13	56	142	192	1261	1365	1696	2490	—	—	—	—	—	—	38	75	74	283	360	1162	1194	2285	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	36	28	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	7	6	5	6	5	5	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	6
Distance (km)	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	0	5	5	12	58	359	12	12	12	6	12	12	6	12	6	6
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	5	7	7	6	6	7	6	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	5	7	7	6	6	7	6	7	5	5	4	8	7	7	6	4	5	6	6	6
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	5	5	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	5	5	8	7	7	6	5	4	6	5	6

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