Tallows Beach surf break

Tallows Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 19 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 3AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (20 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (20 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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)
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1077
828
644
563
563
489
480
422
717
923
1006
1586
1834
1423
1158
1156
1485
1690
2047
2545
3400
4361
5343
5738
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:13PM1.84m
10:40AM0.98m
11:09PM1.76m
11:42AM0.94m
00:08AM1.66m
12:49PM0.94m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.11m
4:15PM0.13m
6:07AM0.16m
5:12PM0.21m
7:08AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
4:59
2
5
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
16
15
18
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
17
19
19
19
17
17
16
17
18
19
18
17
15
14
13
11
14
16
15
13
12
11
9
8
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
1077
828
644
563
563
489
480
422
349
301
301
255
219
219
214
246
210
170
149
118
89
65
48
46
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
7
1
S
7
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
155
89
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
8
Energy kJ
84
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
3
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
1.5
S
8
1.8
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
12
21
22
14
11
5
253
362
717
923
1006
1586
1834
1423
1158
1156
1485
1690
2047
2545
3400
4361
5343
5738
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
7
Distance (km)
6
14
14
7
2
2
1
1
14
2
2
55
2
224
341
273
54
54
54
59
59
224
224
257
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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