Tallows Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Tallows Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tallows Beach sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.4° 

Tallows Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 3PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)7ft (2.1m)6s
Afternoon (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
5
2.3
S
7
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
539
828
1282
2386
3562
4030
3217
2688
2529
2132
1810
1730
1412
1402
874
741
573
495
435
381
173
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:03AM1.36m
10:58PM1.00m
11:54AM1.29m
11:46PM0.89m
12:58PM1.22m
Low Tide
4:24AM0.21m
5:24PM0.43m
4:59AM0.30m
6:26PM0.52m
5:44AM0.39m
7:51PM0.57m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
17
17
15
12
13
15
17
18
17
17
16
14
13
17
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
14
13
12
11
9
8
7
5
7
9
11
12
11
12
12
11
11
16
17
17
15
16
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