Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tallows Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | S 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
99 | 77 | 88 | 88 | 104 | 87 | 76 | 89 | 114 | 110 | 131 | 128 | 116 | 116 | 161 | 219 | 213 | 142 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:11PM1.35m | 5:23AM0.89m | 5:54PM1.45m | 6:06AM0.97m | 6:31PM1.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.41m | 11:04AM0.31m | 00:36AM0.32m | 11:49AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
99 | 77 | 70 | 56 | 44 | 48 | 76 | 78 | 72 | 92 | 131 | 128 | 116 | 116 | 52 | 51 | 213 | 142 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
3 | 73 | 88 | 71 | 81 | 26 | 68 | 50 | 114 | 110 | 106 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 18 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
34 | 3 | 3 | 88 | 104 | 87 | 71 | 89 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 4 | N 4 |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | 161 | 219 | 20 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 484 | 34 | 34 |
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