Tallows Beach surf break

Tallows Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 4PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (20 May)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (20 May)8ft (2.5m)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 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
11
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
550
489
480
510
994
1055
1214
1621
1834
1331
1208
1234
1485
1615
1791
2317
3182
3778
4500
5471
5797
4770
4086
3854
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
35
SSE
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:40AM0.98m
11:09PM1.76m
11:42AM0.94m
00:08AM1.66m
12:49PM0.94m
1:07AM1.55m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.11m
4:15PM0.13m
6:07AM0.16m
5:12PM0.21m
7:08AM0.20m
6:17PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
4:59
4:59
3
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
18
20
20
18
17
15
15
14
17
19
20
18
17
18
17
16
18
19
19
19
19
18
20
13
14
15
15
13
12
10
10
9
12
13
14
12
12
12
11
10
11
12
12
12
13
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
E
10
2
ESE
11
Energy kJ
550
489
480
414
349
301
257
255
219
219
214
210
211
177
181
146
94
71
49
33
17
28
971
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.3
S
14
Energy kJ
2
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
5
1.2
S
7
1.6
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
11
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SE
11
Energy kJ
23
127
287
510
994
1055
1214
1621
1834
1331
1208
1234
1485
1615
1791
2317
3182
3778
4500
5471
5797
4770
4086
3854
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
9
4
3
Distance (km)
7
2
1
54
14
2
2
2
2
2
273
273
54
54
54
54
59
224
692
552
273
225
59
59
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
4
4
2
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
4
4
4
3
5
9
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
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