The Gallows surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 29 Jan 2026 AWST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Gallows today?

The current surf forecast for The Gallows at 6AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (29 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (29 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2.5
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101010131212121212121212121278
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)392348384424373309273241246279311277306367565555555546603650711638675726
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
WSW
25
SW
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
40
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:21PM
0.79
8:11PM
0.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:15AM
-0.04
4:54AM
-0.07
5:33AM
-0.07
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise---5:37-------5:37-------5:39----
Sunset------7:27-------7:25-------7:25-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161513182120222018171619232422181716161925272323
Feels °C (?)111110161917181716141316191816121212121521211717
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