Tallows Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Issued: 3 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tallows Beach sea temperature is

20.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 9AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Wed night).
	Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 5	SSE 10	S 5	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	188	167	164	161	152	116	153	140	97	93	90	64	63	38	31	31	41	18	120	467	729	1091	1777	2335
Wind (km/h)	E	WSW	SW	SSE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				9:41AM1.46m				9:46PM1.29m					10:20AM1.43m				10:20PM1.14m				11:03AM1.36m
Low Tide		3:23AM0.07m				3:50PM0.21m				3:53AM0.13m					4:34PM0.32m				4:24AM0.21m				5:24PM0.43m


	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	15	17	19	19	18	17	17	16	16	20	21	20	18	18	17	18	19	18	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	17	16	14	17	18	17	16	15	16	15	14	18	18	16	14	14	14	15	14	12	11	10	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 5	NNE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13
kJ	188	167	164	161	152	116	153	140	34	34	28	64	63	38	31	31	41	49	20	22	4	4	3	3
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	E 6	E 6	E 12	E 14	E 14	SSE 10	SSE 10	N 5	E 14	E 13	S 17	—	—
kJ	26	15	14	14	14	2	2	2	97	93	90	16	6	3	4	4	18	18	13	4	4	5	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 12	NE 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 10	E 11	E 9	E 15	N 12	NE 12	E 12	E 12	E 14	NE 12	N 12	—	—	—
kJ	8	8	8	2	3	6	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	3	6	3	3	4	6	3	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	—	—	N 3	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNW 4	—	S 5	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	22	34	39	—	—	3	3	22	62	63	69	25	—	120	467	729	1091	1777	2335
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tallows Beach NSW - North Coast	Tallows Beach NSW - North Coast	Tallows Beach NSW - North Coast	Tallows Beach NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Casuarina Beach NSW - North Coast	Tallows Beach NSW - North Coast	Tallows Beach NSW - North Coast	Tallows Beach NSW - North Coast	Casuarina Beach NSW - North Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Brunswick River NSW - North Coast	Tallows Beach NSW - North Coast	Brunswick River NSW - North Coast	Maroochydore Beach QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - First Point QLD - Sunshine Coast	Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Aisling's Beach NSW - Far South	Mollymook Beach NSW - South Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	1	54	215	38	0	0	0	38	230	230	230	14	0	14	226	257	1331	1331	996	800
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Lennox Head	Lennox Head	Lennox Head	Lennox Head	The Pass			Mullaway	Black Rock	Black Rock	Moonee Beach and Creek	Pippi Beach				Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1			1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cobblestones WA - Margaret River	Gas Bay WA - Margaret River	Cobblestones WA - Margaret River	Saltwater NSW - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	6	2	2	1	6	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	6	4	5	5	5

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