Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 8AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tallows Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 47 | 65 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 65 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 49 | 49 | 69 | 64 | 62 | 73 | 73 | 83 | 62 | 62 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:26AM0.85m | 3:05PM1.21m | 3:01AM0.80m | 4:16PM1.27m | 4:25AM0.83m | 5:11PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM0.40m | 10:07PM0.59m | 8:54AM0.42m | 11:16PM0.51m | 10:07AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
99 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 39 | 26 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 65 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 49 | 49 | 69 | 64 | 62 | 73 | 73 | 83 | 62 | 62 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 3 | SSE 12 |
55 | 42 | 43 | 39 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 22 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | E 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 3 | SSE 13 | S 4 |
21 | 41 | 35 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 47 | 65 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 211 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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