The Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 114.99° E

The Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Gallows sea temperature is
18.4°C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at The Gallows today (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Gallows at 4PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (06 Oct)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (06 Oct)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
SW
17
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7600
8321
8115
7763
7225
6346
5863
5399
4891
4471
4070
3736
3470
2941
2721
5046
6488
7173
6444
6350
7139
7945
8412
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:43AM0.62m
11:22PM0.44m
7:42AM0.59m
10:00PM0.43m
8:34AM0.55m
9:28PM0.47m
Low Tide
3:16PM0.10m
1:54AM0.43m
3:34PM0.17m
2:46AM0.36m
3:38PM0.25m
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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light rain
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light rain
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clear
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5:50
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5:48
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6:25
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6:27
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4
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Temp °C
13
13
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
15
14
14
15
14
13
14
13
Feels °C
11
11
15
13
12
12
11
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
10
9
7
6
5
4
5
5
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