The Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 114.99° E

The Gallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Gallows sea temperature is
19.1°C
1.7° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Gallows at 4PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (24 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (24 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
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8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
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11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
5
WSW
18
5
WSW
17
5
WSW
17
5
WSW
17
4.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4082
3582
2820
2422
2253
2078
1955
1960
1676
1174
2799
2891
3065
3298
4805
6040
6979
8059
14437
14895
14466
13104
10821
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
5
W
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:16AM0.68m
7:56AM0.70m
8:31AM0.71m
Low Tide
4:34PM0.07m
4:51PM0.09m
5:03PM0.11m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
4
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
Feels °C
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
7
7
7
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