
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 2PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tallows Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
294 | 287 | 324 | 333 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 373 | 416 | 507 | 416 | 452 | 456 | 469 | 489 | 456 | 428 | 403 | 396 | 339 | 271 | 236 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.31m | 5:15AM0.98m | 5:15PM1.36m | 5:59AM1.11m | 5:58PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM0.48m | 11:19PM0.32m | 10:49AM0.43m | 11:57PM0.23m | 11:43AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
294 | 287 | 324 | 333 | 11 | 383 | 383 | 373 | 416 | 416 | 416 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 271 | 236 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
27 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — |
21 | 18 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 383 | — | — | — | — | 507 | — | 452 | 456 | 469 | 489 | 456 | 428 | 403 | 396 | 339 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 230 | 215 | 484 | 215 | 211 | 661 | 778 | 1334 | 257 | 54 | 0 |
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