Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 5AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tallows Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
296 | 339 | 306 | 318 | 341 | 304 | 302 | 718 | 671 | 604 | 515 | 496 | 392 | 320 | 320 | 218 | 562 | 310 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:36PM1.67m | 7:52AM1.21m | 8:08PM1.69m | 8:27AM1.28m | 8:40PM1.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.10m | 1:42PM0.07m | 2:36AM0.05m | 2:20PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 8 |
94 | 73 | 306 | 318 | 341 | 304 | 302 | 718 | 671 | 604 | 515 | 496 | 392 | 320 | 320 | 218 | 54 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | SE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
3 | 10 | 71 | 69 | 52 | 45 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | — |
5 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 56 | 120 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 |
296 | 339 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 562 | 310 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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