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The Gallows surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 09 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
21.1° 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 1PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (09 Jan)10ft (3.0m)10s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
0
!
!
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.3
S
2.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
S
1.5
S
2.1
S
2.5
S
0.8
SW
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
1.2
S
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)11111111111010101010998810888888998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2171228921282155216020139781200817388299342537891108224157105851021735251163
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
S
40
S
45
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSW
35
SSE
30
SE
35
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
E
0
NW
20
SW
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:10PM
0.49
5:43PM
0.50
5:38PM
0.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:01AM
0.29
6:12AM
0.27
5:05AM
0.23
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise-5:18-------5:18-------5:20------
Sunset----7:34-------7:34-------7:34---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161720211816141313162324242319151318252225212019
Feels °C (?)11121413977781120211817129814241920171716
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