The Gallows surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 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
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for The Gallows at 7AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
3.5
W
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)111011111111111111121212111414141414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)168627483499347628772445224122222510278226402546224857925710571057107558734675586978641555495069
Wind
(km/h)
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40AM
0.67
7:33AM
0.67
8:17AM
0.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:51PM
0.04
4:15PM
0.09
4:30PM
0.15
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise---6:16-------6:16-------6:13----
Sunset------6:12-------6:13-------6:13-
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-141111-----------111---
Temp. °C161616151514141515141414141415161515151515151615
Feels °C (?)7799108888777788989101213121312
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for WA - Margaret River

  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 27 km away suggest it is still onshore at The Gallows (moderate winds from the WSW at Witchcliffe). A 3.8m swell from the WSW is too big for here

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27 km away, 1 h 22 min ago

22 km/h
WSW
0.0
17.5
Air / Water (°C)
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