Tallows Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Tallows Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tallows Beach sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.6° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
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)
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.5
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.7
ESE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
1.4
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
439
482
505
475
281
524
505
406
537
388
428
262
194
226
291
283
266
251
214
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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