Tallows Beach surf break

Tallows Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 05 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
24.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 3PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (05 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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)
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1235
1130
1030
1030
924
907
789
676
663
592
514
580
596
596
510
500
440
371
363
301
301
257
255
214
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
0
SW
5
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
N
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
9:51AM0.96m
10:21PM1.47m
10:35AM0.91m
11:06PM1.41m
11:26AM0.87m
11:56PM1.37m
Low Tide
4:20AM0.30m
3:34PM0.26m
5:06AM0.35m
4:14PM0.32m
5:58AM0.38m
4:59PM0.37m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
6:13
6:15
6:16
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5:08
5:08
5:07
5:07
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
21
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
19
19
19
21
23
23
21
18
15
11
20
23
24
23
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
20
21
20
22
24
23
17
13
9
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
1235
1130
1030
1030
924
907
789
676
663
592
514
580
596
596
510
500
440
371
363
301
301
257
255
214
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.5
S
5
0.1
S
18
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.5
S
5
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
12
7
11
10
10
13
25
21
9
9
8
8
5
4
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
12
27
6
30
29
26
10
10
20
8
6
5
8
8
4
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.3
W
2
0.8
WSW
4
1.2
SSW
5
1.6
S
6
Energy kJ
1
34
51
71
51
1
14
56
209
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
14
7
2
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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