Tallows Beach surf break

Tallows Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 AEST
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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
23.9° 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 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)--
Afternoon (19 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (19 May)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Fri morning).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1679
1286
1042
828
712
627
563
550
480
414
644
858
912
1291
1586
1455
1130
1220
1347
1556
2047
2491
3182
3874
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NW
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
35
S
40
S
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:13PM1.84m
10:40AM0.98m
11:09PM1.76m
11:42AM0.94m
00:08AM1.66m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.06m
5:06AM0.11m
4:15PM0.13m
6:07AM0.16m
5:12PM0.21m
7:08AM0.20m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
1
1
1
6
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
17
16
15
18
20
19
18
17
16
14
14
17
19
19
19
17
17
17
17
17
19
20
17
15
13
13
12
14
16
15
13
12
11
8
9
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
1390
1286
1042
828
712
627
563
550
480
414
354
295
251
249
219
219
214
210
175
140
146
151
83
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NNE
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
406
2
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
10
0.6
W
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
1
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.7
S
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
1679
7
19
21
14
8
84
215
332
644
858
912
1291
1586
1455
1130
1220
1347
1556
2047
2491
3182
3874
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
2
4
4
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
169
0
6
14
14
7
2
2
1
1
14
2
14
14
2
59
14
273
54
54
54
54
59
59
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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