Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 4AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tallows Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 378 | 370 | 312 | 305 | 266 | 272 | 272 | 266 | 221 | 176 | 168 | 165 | 161 | 210 | 314 | 350 | 350 | 350 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:41AM0.81m | 2:22PM1.25m | 3:07AM0.82m | 3:29PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14PM0.48m | 7:10AM0.47m | 9:30PM0.47m | 8:28AM0.50m | 10:32PM0.41m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 378 | 370 | 312 | 305 | 266 | 272 | 272 | 266 | 221 | 168 | 168 | 161 | 143 | 210 | 314 | 350 | 350 | 350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 46 | 48 | 23 | 34 | 18 | 32 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 165 | 161 | 121 | 96 | 78 | 59 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 45 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 35 | 33 | 42 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 106 | 106 | 85 | 89 | 105 | 137 | 139 | 139 | 138 | 176 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 215 | 91 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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