The Gallows surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 31 Jan 2026 AWST
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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
21.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at The Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for The Gallows at 10AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (31 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (31 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1
SW
2
S
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)1212121213131312121212121212111111111111111177
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)546546650573591591581528511450450442389338320304298341332332332243360341
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
35
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
5
ENE
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
ESE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
20
SSW
30
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:57PM
0.83
9:39PM
0.81
10:15PM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:33AM
-0.07
6:12AM
-0.03
6:46AM
0.03
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise-5:39-------5:39-------5:41------
Sunset----7:25-------7:24-------7:23---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171824262321161413162523282525232125262223181817
Feels °C (?)1314202016151098122520242222181823242019131313
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