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Gallows, Australia

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About Gallows

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces E (103°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (283°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–15 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.6 km out (1 in 256). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 20°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 26°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually May, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Coffs Harbour, 3.5 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 10 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.

Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to CFS, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Brisbane International Airport (BNE).

    See flights MDW → CFS · Skyscanner from about £805 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Gallows.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Coffs HarbourAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Coffs Harbour · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Coffs Harbour · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct183 ft7 smushy122kJ19°C
Mon 19Oct153 ft5 smushy45kJ18°C
Tue 20Oct204 ft6 smushy92kJ20°C
Wed 21Oct224 ft6 smushy93kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct144 ft6 smushy90kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct173 ft5 smushy61kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct164 ft6 smushy90kJ24°C
Sun 25Oct153 ft7 smushy83kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct143 ft6 smushy67kJ23°C
Tue 27Oct133 ft7 smushy58kJ21°C
Wed 28Oct102 ft6 smushy19kJ16°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to CFS, changing at LAX and BNE, then 25 min by road. About 30h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 5 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to CFS, changing at LAX and BNE, then 25 min by road. About 30h 15 door to door

The plan picks the best of 14 spots near Coffs Harbour each day: Boambee Poo Pier, Boat Ramp, Coffs Reef, Diggers Beach, Gallows, Hills Beach, horse shoe, Macauleys, North Beach, Park Beach, Coffs Harbour, Park Beach Coffs Harbour SC, Sluttys, Snatch, Taylars Reef.

The trip from Coffs Harbour, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,445–£2,785 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to CFS, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and BNE, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£805–£1,670
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£25
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£240–£395
Food7 days eating out£245–£455
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£105–£175
Total£1,445–£2,785

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Coffs Harbour

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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