Tallows Beach surf break

Tallows Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 20 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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 12AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)--
Evening (21 May)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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)
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
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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)
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
11
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
947
1341
1741
1955
1914
1552
1298
1280
1830
2093
2215
2263
3156
3492
3976
4153
8037
6806
5690
4632
3763
3213
2811
2824
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
11:09PM1.76m
11:42AM0.94m
00:08AM1.66m
12:49PM0.94m
1:07AM1.55m
1:59PM0.99m
Low Tide
4:15PM0.13m
6:07AM0.16m
5:12PM0.21m
7:08AM0.20m
6:17PM0.30m
8:06AM0.22m
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6:22
6:24
6:24
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5:00
4:59
4:59
3
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
16
15
14
17
18
19
18
18
17
16
16
17
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
21
21
13
13
11
9
9
12
12
13
12
13
12
11
10
10
11
12
11
13
14
14
15
15
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.7
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.5
ESE
13
0.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
349
301
262
219
223
223
219
210
177
146
143
116
87
822
1522
2219
34
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
44
43
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
11
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
Energy kJ
947
1341
1741
1955
1914
1552
1298
1280
1830
2093
2215
2263
3156
3492
3976
4153
8037
6806
5690
4632
3763
3213
2811
2824
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
6
8
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
2
54
14
2
2
55
2
215
273
59
59
54
54
54
57
224
224
224
224
59
224
224
54
54
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
8
8
6
8
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
7
7
8
6
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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