The Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 114.99° E

The Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Gallows sea temperature is
19.7° C
2.2° 

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


How big are the waves at The Gallows today (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Gallows at 12AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (10 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s
Evening (10 Aug)18ft (5.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4.5
SW
10
5
SW
11
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
13
6
SW
15
6
SW
16
6.5
SW
16
6
SW
16
5.5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8675
7184
6206
5875
5964
6042
4346
6169
8372
11273
16415
17462
19694
16876
15461
13916
12298
10796
9594
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
45
WSW
45
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:44AM0.81m
8:35AM0.82m
Low Tide
4:24PM-0.06m
5:03PM-0.07m
5:41PM-0.03m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
14
12
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
10
10
9
7
5
3
0
-1
0
1
2
3
4
6
8
9
9
9
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