Tallows Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Issued: 9 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tallows Beach sea temperature is

21.2°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 (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 4PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (02 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 2						Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	74	64	101	129	143	107	142	123	142	142	193	118	118	151	197	277	284	252	220	370	386	454
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			11:58AM1.50m				00:22AM0.90m					1:14PM1.46m				1:52AM0.85m				2:34PM1.47m
Low Tide	5:02AM0.23m				6:52PM0.36m				6:05AM0.31m					8:23PM0.37m				7:27AM0.35m				9:44PM0.31m


	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	19	20	19	17	17	17	16	16	20	21	20	19	18	18	18	19	21	22	21	19	19
Feels °C	15	17	17	16	14	14	15	14	14	17	18	17	16	15	16	16	17	19	18	17	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 9	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	74	64	37	20	19	107	142	123	142	142	7	118	118	151	197	277	284	252	220	370	386	454
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	—	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 18	S 17	S 16	E 12	E 11	S 17	S 16	S 9
kJ	38	37	37	—	2	18	9	9	9	9	8	2	2	2	6	6	5	12	85	6	5	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 16	—	—	S 15	—	S 14	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	S 18	S 18	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 16	S 15	S 18	S 9	S 16
kJ	—	5	—	—	4	—	4	—	2	2	2	—	6	6	2	2	2	5	4	6	2	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	—	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 4	NNW 3	N 3	N 4	N 3	ENE 8	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 5
kJ	6	—	101	129	143	9	1	6	6	8	193	19	22	14	10	17	16	11	42	43	41	52
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	174	257	257	257	34	34	6	34	230	230	230	34	211	34	34	14	211	230	552	237	237
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Rating (10 max)	1					1	1	1	1				1		2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	3	1	1	4	5	5	5	5	1	1	2	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	7
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7

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