The Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.80° S 114.99° E

Issued: 7 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Gallows sea temperature is

18.2°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 (12 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Gallows at 11PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (12 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Evening (12 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning).
	Mon 12			Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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)	!	!	!	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	3606	3155	3094	2587	2609	2158	1982	1703	1651	1559	1305	993	760	666	486	383	349	434	350
Wind (km/h)	S	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	NE	N	S	SE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NW	W	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross
High Tide			9:39PM0.69m								9:53PM0.71m								10:11PM0.71m
Low Tide						7:08AM0.20m										11:01AM0.18m


	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4
Temp °C	16	12	11	9	9	11	18	21	18	17	17	16	15	17	20	23	20	18	15
Feels °C	10	6	5	3	3	5	13	18	14	13	11	8	7	9	12	17	16	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	3606	3155	3094	2587	2609	2158	1982	1703	1651	1559	1305	993	760	666	486	383	349	434	350
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 5	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	—	N 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	6	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	45
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 22
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 4	—	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 6	N 7	N 7	N 6	WNW 5
kJ	—	—	—	15	—	33	38	21	—	—	—	21	70	115	222	233	149	97	56
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	12	7	170	15	18	15	1	1	12	7	0	752	557	251	203	164	60	79	149
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Rating (10 max)	4	5		5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4						2
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	5	8	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	8	6	7	7	4	4	9

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