Tallows Beach surf break

Tallows Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 05 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
24.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 2AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (06 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (06 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
2
S
7
2.2
S
8
2.3
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.9
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
924
907
789
676
592
592
592
720
586
586
510
500
440
371
363
301
301
257
255
374
698
823
541
961
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
5
S
5
SW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
N
15
W
25
WSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SE
10
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
High Tide
10:21PM1.47m
10:35AM0.91m
11:06PM1.41m
11:26AM0.87m
11:56PM1.37m
12:28PM0.85m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.35m
4:14PM0.32m
5:58AM0.38m
4:59PM0.37m
6:55AM0.39m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
6:15
6:16
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5:08
5:07
5:07
2
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
21
23
23
21
18
14
12
11
14
16
16
21
22
20
19
19
18
18
19
21
20
20
19
18
21
23
23
17
12
7
6
6
10
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.9
SSE
11
Energy kJ
924
907
789
676
592
592
592
720
586
586
510
500
440
371
363
301
301
257
255
219
223
635
541
961
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
S
18
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
3
3
4
12
7
11
10
10
13
13
5
9
9
8
5
11
10
8
8
8
8
233
237
242
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
27
6
30
29
26
25
21
20
8
6
8
8
8
12
6
6
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.9
S
5
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.7
SW
4
1.6
S
6
2
S
7
2.2
S
8
2.3
S
9
Energy kJ
10
64
104
108
87
46
1
2
2
12
157
374
698
823
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
3
1
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
7
14
2
2
1
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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