Tallows Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Tallows Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tallows Beach sea temperature is
20.7° C
0.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 1PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)11ft (3.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)15ft (4.5m)9s
Evening (18 Jul)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
4.5
SE
9
3.5
ESE
11
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
3
ESE
10
2.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1388
1612
1128
3174
2574
4862
4335
4167
4392
4392
4090
2273
3152
3152
2990
2715
2637
2290
1924
1418
1524
1092
Wind (km/h)
35
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:51AM1.18m
11:04PM1.60m
11:42AM1.19m
11:44PM1.42m
12:36PM1.20m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.06m
4:35PM0.16m
5:38AM0.11m
5:26PM0.30m
6:16AM0.16m
6:22PM0.44m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
10
11
11
10
10
12
11
10
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
13
13
14
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