Surf Forecasts:
The Gallows surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 8 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period, WSW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 11 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 28ft (8.5m), 16s period, SW swell with 37,095 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Gallows this week:
The surf forecast for The Gallows over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 6.5m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Gallows in the next 16 days are 8.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 21ft (6.5m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 21ft (6.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 28ft (8.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Gallows over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, let’s break down what The Gallows is looking like for the next couple weeks.
Look, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it – the first few days are a mess. Starting Thursday the 6th of August, we’ve got a big, powerful groundswell coming in, but the wind is just screaming onshore or cross-onshore, so it’s all blown-out and ugly. The combined swell energy is huge (9060) on Thursday afternoon, and it just stays big, but it’s not surfable. The water is 68°F, which is about 4°F warmer than normal, so that’s a bit unusual.
The real problem is that the swell is just too damn big for The Gallows. We’re talking 21ft to 26ft from the SW with a 15-17 second period. That’s expert-only territory, and with strong cross-onshore winds, it’s a full-on survival situation. The combined energy on Tuesday the 11th of August morning hits 66084, which is absolutely massive. This is not for beginners – it’s too big for anyone who isn’t a hardcore charger, and even then, it’s not clean.
We finally get a break around Thursday the 13th of August. The swell drops to a more manageable 12ft to 13ft from the SW, still with a nice long 14-17 second period. The wind goes light and favourable, and by Friday the 14th of August morning, it’s clean with a light breeze. The combined energy (5059) is still substantial, but it’s now in the moderate range. This is the standout of the whole forecast. The Gallows is a reef break, so it handles that long-period groundswell well, and with the wind going offshore and cross-offshore, it’s going to be clean and lined up. The water is warm, and crowds are only sometimes an issue, so you might get some good ones.
After that, there’s a gap of a few days where the surf stays up but the wind gets messy again. The next clean window looks like Monday the 17th of August afternoon, with a 16ft SW swell and a cross-offshore breeze – that’s worth a look, but it’s big, so it’s for experienced surfers only. Then Friday the 21st of August shows up with a 12ft SW groundswell and clean conditions, but we’re in the long-range, so it’s not a sure thing.
So, bottom line: the 13th and 14th of August are your best bet. Clean, big, but manageable. The rest is either too big, too windy, or both. If you’re not an expert, don’t even bother.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Fri night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9060 | 8156 | 7241 | 7076 | 13322 | 19014 | 22557 | 19286 | 11188 | 7961 | 5239 | 7168 | 12302 | 31754 | 34791 | 23131 | 12888 | 7635 | 5982 | 4804 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:37AM0.66m | 5:47AM0.72m | 6:48AM0.78m | 7:44AM0.81m | 8:35AM0.82m | 9:21AM0.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53PM0.14m | 3:14PM0.05m | 3:46PM-0.02m | 4:24PM-0.06m | 5:03PM-0.07m | 5:41PM-0.03m | 6:16PM0.03m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 9060 | 8156 | 7241 | 7076 | — | — | — | 19286 | 11188 | 7961 | 5239 | — | — | — | 34791 | 23131 | 12888 | 7635 | 5982 | 4804 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 467 | — | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 224 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | — | — | — | NW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 13322 | 19014 | 22557 | — | — | — | 5 | 7168 | 12302 | 31754 | 31293 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 359 | 6 | 254 | 1687 | 2005 | 2005 | 2138 | 26 | 6 | 1126 | 254 | 2014 | 2014 | 2165 | 680 | 680 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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