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Tallows Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Tallows Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tallows Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tallows Beach sea temperature is
24.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 11PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tallows Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
758 | 747 | 810 | 885 | 977 | 979 | 984 | 904 | 912 | 866 | 960 | 1085 | 912 | 1014 | 1126 | 1482 | 1432 | 1365 | 1205 | 979 | 783 | 697 | 627 | 541 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:28PM1.86m | 8:48AM1.12m | 9:19PM1.87m | 9:42AM1.04m | 10:13PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM-0.01m | 3:10AM0.03m | 2:34PM0.01m | 4:07AM0.06m | 3:22PM0.06m | 5:06AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 |
21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 758 | 747 | 810 | 885 | 977 | 979 | — | 904 | — | — | — | — | 912 | 1014 | 1126 | 1482 | 1432 | 1365 | 1205 | 979 | 783 | 697 | 627 | 541 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | — | — | 157 | 94 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 6 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 984 | — | 912 | 866 | 960 | 1085 | 161 | 198 | 220 | 255 | — | 240 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 26 | 54 | 169 | 161 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 211 | 215 | 210 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
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