Tallows Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Issued: 9 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tallows Beach sea temperature is

20.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 3PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s

Table - waves today at Tallows Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Wed night).
	Monday 14						Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 5	NE 5	S 10	S 6	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	164	161	152	116	153	140	97	93	90	64	63	39	31	36	47	46	209	636	913	1364	2257	3267
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		9:41AM1.46m				9:46PM1.29m					10:20AM1.43m				10:20PM1.14m				11:03AM1.36m
Low Tide				3:50PM0.21m				3:53AM0.13m					4:34PM0.32m				4:24AM0.21m				5:24PM0.43m


	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	18	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	20	21	20	18	18	17	18	18	18	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	14	18	18	17	16	15	16	16	16	18	17	16	14	14	14	14	12	13	10	9	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 6	E 13	E 13	E 13	NE 13
kJ	164	161	152	116	153	140	34	34	24	64	63	39	31	36	47	51	15	15	4	4	3	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	E 6	NE 12	E 14	NE 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 12	E 6	E 14	N 12	S 17	—	—
kJ	14	14	14	2	2	2	97	93	90	15	5	4	5	18	18	3	18	4	3	6	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 12	NE 12	E 12	E 12	E 10	E 12	E 10	E 11	E 15	NE 12	E 15	E 14	E 12	E 14	E 14	N 12	—	—	—	—
kJ	8	2	3	6	3	3	2	3	2	2	4	6	4	4	3	4	4	3	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	—	N 3	NNW 3	N 3	NE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 4	NNW 4	S 10	S 6	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 10
kJ	—	—	—	22	39	39	—	3	1	5	33	74	63	40	20	46	209	636	913	1364	2257	3267
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	1	224	215	38	0	0	0	38	230	1725	230	89	0	14	224	257	1331	1331	996	800
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1			1	1	1	1	1				2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	6	4	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Namotu Lefts Fiji	Cloudbreak Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Glen Eden South Africa	Cloudbreak Fiji	Cloudbreak Fiji	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Doring Bay South Africa	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion
Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	6	5	5	5

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