Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 8PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tallows Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 55 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 75 | 81 | 73 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 73 | 71 | 66 | 62 | 61 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:05PM1.21m | 3:01AM0.80m | 4:16PM1.27m | 4:25AM0.83m | 5:11PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.59m | 8:54AM0.42m | 11:16PM0.51m | 10:07AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
39 | 26 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 75 | 81 | 73 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 73 | 71 | 66 | 62 | 61 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 13 | S 5 |
26 | 23 | 28 | 22 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | S 13 | S 12 | E 14 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | S 15 | SE 7 | SSE 12 |
26 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 48 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — |
47 | 55 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 37 | 53 | 42 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 257 | 230 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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