The Gallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 114.99° E

The Gallows WaveFinder

Issued: 1 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Gallows sea temperature is
18.6°C
1.4° 

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


The Gallows surf forecast from 8 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 10 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period, SW swell with cross-onshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 8 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period, SW swell with 9,983 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 10 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SW 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 (Oct 10) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 4.5m and 15s 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 5.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 08) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Monday (Oct 12) at 8PM.

Wave TypeTime (AWST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Sat 10th Oct)15ft (4.5m) 15s
Best Surf 5AM (Sat 10th Oct)15ft (4.5m) 15s
Most Powerful11PM (Thu 8th Oct)16ft (5.0m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Gallows over the next 16 days.


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