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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 Tuesday 12 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
24.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 9PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
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 36mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
443 | 430 | 437 | 428 | 453 | 432 | 447 | 440 | 412 | 456 | 469 | 574 | 558 | 503 | 489 | 477 | 477 | 452 | 452 | 430 | 493 | 459 | 362 | 382 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:35PM1.18m | 4:30AM1.39m | 5:21PM1.35m | 5:22AM1.38m | 6:07PM1.51m | 6:13AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.16m | 10:24PM0.37m | 11:03AM0.09m | 11:24PM0.28m | 11:43AM0.03m | 00:22AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 10 | ESE 8 | — |
 kJ | 184 | 139 | 137 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 85 | 63 | 40 | 60 | 54 | 55 | 53 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 47 | 32 | 362 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 22 | 98 | 91 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 21 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | 4 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 443 | 430 | 437 | 428 | 453 | 432 | 447 | 440 | 412 | 456 | 469 | 574 | 558 | 503 | 489 | 477 | 477 | 452 | 452 | 430 | 493 | 459 | — | 382 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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