
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 5AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tallows Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
1853 | 1421 | 1109 | 956 | 819 | 748 | 760 | 843 | 954 | 897 | 843 | 865 | 899 | 1040 | 2162 | 4489 | 6532 | 7000 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:40PM1.89m | 10:03AM1.16m | 10:23PM1.77m | 10:51AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21AM0.02m | 3:46PM0.05m | 5:00AM0.06m | 4:35PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 21 | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 |
3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 9 | 82 | 80 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 8 | — | S 19 | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | 7 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
1853 | 1421 | 1109 | 956 | 819 | 748 | 760 | 843 | 954 | 897 | 843 | 865 | 899 | 1040 | 2162 | 4489 | 6532 | 7000 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 388 | 388 | 388 | 257 | 54 | 507 | 551 | 551 | 341 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 14 | 54 | 597 | 597 | 686 | 388 |
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