
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 8AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tallows Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3913 | 3360 | 3034 | 2813 | 2522 | 2164 | 2000 | 1593 | 1273 | 1042 | 869 | 736 | 586 | 260 | 227 | 227 | 240 | 210 | 210 | 203 | 183 | 152 | 129 | 87 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:58PM1.00m | 11:54AM1.29m | 11:46PM0.89m | 12:58PM1.22m | 1:01AM0.81m | 2:17PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.30m | 6:26PM0.52m | 5:44AM0.39m | 7:51PM0.57m | 6:49AM0.45m | 9:27PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 1042 | 869 | 736 | 586 | 260 | 227 | 227 | 240 | 210 | 210 | 203 | 183 | 152 | 129 | 84 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 251 | 198 | 164 | 104 | 137 | 137 | 134 | 127 | 116 | 93 | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | N 16 | N 16 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 96 | 91 | 108 | 97 | 87 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | NE 2 | — | N 3 |
3913 | 3360 | 3034 | 2813 | 2522 | 2164 | 2000 | 1593 | 1273 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 2 | 54 | 54 | 273 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 0 | 0 |
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