Tallows Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Tallows Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tallows Beach sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.7° 

Tallows Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 8AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.2
E
7
0.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
392
413
434
515
527
509
502
493
465
439
838
505
453
420
315
309
296
281
220
250
283
273
138
108
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:58PM1.28m
11:48AM1.28m
11:35PM1.11m
12:42PM1.24m
00:20AM0.96m
1:49PM1.21m
Low Tide
5:17AM0.18m
5:49PM0.45m
5:52AM0.26m
6:54PM0.56m
6:36AM0.34m
8:25PM0.62m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
16
14
14
14
18
17
16
15
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