Tallows Beach surf break

Tallows Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 4PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
S
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.7
ESE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.6
E
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)666777777688999988998999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)665266666664476670788194238238293380299381244294356344328320
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
NNE
5
NW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:14AM
1.58
8:22PM
0.99
8:50AM
1.66
8:59PM
1.03
9:24AM
1.72
9:35PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:55PM
0.26
2:05AM
0.14
3:29PM
0.19
2:43AM
0.10
4:03PM
0.14
3:19AM
0.07
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise6:01-------6:03-------6:03-------
Sunset---7:46-------7:46-------7:46----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
12113443121-----111211--
Temp. °C252525262524232322232524242322222324242322222221
Feels °C (?)292727292928252422232423212221222223222120202018
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