The Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.80° S 114.99° E

Issued: 1 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Gallows sea temperature is

18.2°C

The Gallows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Gallows today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Gallows at 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	11s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	10s
Evening (27 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tue 27					Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	3	0	1	0	4	4	3	3	1	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 13	WSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	784	800	420	296	302	287	297	334	353	871	1006	902	1152	1086	905	828	766	680	617	679	772
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	S	SSE	ESE	E	ESE	E	NE	SW	SSW	S	ESE	E	E	NE	NNW	W	SSW	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide					9:39PM0.78m								10:06PM0.80m								10:37PM0.79m
Low Tide								7:31AM0.06m									9:27AM0.03m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	19	15	15	13	12	15	21	19	19	17	17	15	13	17	19	18	18	17	16
Feels °C	18	14	14	10	10	8	7	10	18	14	14	13	14	12	11	15	17	15	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SW 19	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 13	WSW 13
kJ	784	14	420	296	302	287	297	334	238	871	1006	902	1152	1086	905	828	766	680	617	679	772
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 18	WSW 18	SW 17	S 7	S 7	SW 16	SW 16	NE 4	—	—	—	SSE 7	SSE 7	W 18	W 18	—	W 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	—	—	12	30	47	94	43	258	353	5	—	—	—	50	29	25	25	—	132	147	86
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSE 10	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 18	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	9	68	129	255	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 10	S 6	S 6	SSE 7	E 4	E 4	ENE 5	NE 5	—	S 3	S 4	SSE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 3
kJ	—	800	116	171	180	9	9	17	11	—	8	19	66	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	1	2	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	6	81	79	150	251	0	0	0	0	6	227	82	0	0	0	0	19	31	6	12	6
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Rating (10 max)	3					3	3	3	3	3			4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	4	6	5	5	5	4	6	6	5	8	5

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