Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 10PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tallows Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
485 | 439 | 482 | 505 | 475 | 281 | 524 | 505 | 406 | 537 | 388 | 428 | 262 | 194 | 226 | 291 | 283 | 266 | 251 | 214 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:48AM1.28m | 11:35PM1.11m | 12:42PM1.24m | 00:20AM0.96m | 1:49PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM0.45m | 5:52AM0.26m | 6:54PM0.56m | 6:36AM0.34m | 8:25PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 |
41 | 439 | 482 | 87 | 129 | 281 | 524 | 505 | 406 | 451 | 388 | 428 | 262 | 194 | 226 | 291 | 283 | 266 | 251 | 214 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
27 | 38 | 69 | 43 | 42 | 88 | 102 | 80 | 78 | 64 | 51 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | ESE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 13 | S 9 | ESE 12 | S 12 | — | — | E 10 | — | — |
8 | 26 | 25 | 25 | — | 153 | 56 | 56 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 3 | — | — | 8 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 |
485 | — | — | 505 | 475 | — | — | — | — | 537 | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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