Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Gallows today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Gallows at 7PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Gallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, near gales from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2968 | 3933 | 3595 | 3133 | 2658 | 1965 | 1793 | 1521 | 1333 | 1240 | 1836 | 1396 | 4350 | 5567 | 7829 | 6672 | 9911 | 12794 | 11777 | 9914 | 7909 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:42AM0.76m | 11:10AM0.67m | 11:02AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26PM0.08m | 8:54PM0.18m | 8:14PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 21 | — | SW 20 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 2968 | 3933 | 3595 | 3133 | 2658 | 1965 | 1793 | 1521 | 1333 | 1240 | 1836 | 1396 | 45 | — | 388 | 1741 | — | 12794 | 11777 | 9914 | 7909 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | N 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 631 | 94 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 156 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | 181 | 156 | 168 | 223 | 403 | 4350 | 5567 | 7829 | 6672 | 9911 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1687 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 149 | 60 | 60 | 206 | 164 | 149 | 224 | 224 | 254 | 680 | 680 | 867 | 254 | 254 | 206 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Margaret River | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Gallows surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest