Tallows Beach surf break

Tallows Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 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
21.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
1
NE
0.9
NE
1
S
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.6
NE
0.4
SSE
0.9
SE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
ENE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.3
S
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)1111111111111111666557125101097661110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9999999975666060524345415446393831232032
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcrosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:34AM
0.91
5:01PM
1.53
5:29AM
1.01
5:49PM
1.58
6:13AM
1.12
6:29PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
0.30
11:52PM
0.24
11:12AM
0.23
12:29AM
0.17
12:01PM
0.17
1:01AM
0.12
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
Sunrise5:41-------5:41-------5:39-------
Sunset---5:37-------5:38-------5:38----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182325242221211919202019191817171720212119191818
Feels °C (?)162122222019201717181716181817171821201916161416
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - North Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Tallows Beach (moderate winds from the N at Cape Byron Automatic Weather Station 2 km from Tallows Beach). 0.8m 11s groundswell from the E to make surfable waves.

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Actual: 47 min ago

28 km/h
N
Cross-Off
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