Tallows Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Issued: 4 am 16 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tallows Beach sea temperature is

22.9°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 (16 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 8AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (16 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wednesday 18								Thu 19
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 6	S 7	S 9	SE 6	SE 6	E 9	E 9	ESE 8	E 9	E 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	81	81	106	73	72	72	71	71	1114	669	428	279	222	180	165	75	63	78	60	56	40	39	113	78	83	131
Wind (km/h)	NNE	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	W	SW	SW	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	1:11AM0.86m				1:28PM1.35m					2:19AM0.87m				2:21PM1.32m				3:26AM0.93m				3:15PM1.31m				4:25AM1.03m
Low Tide			6:34AM0.43m					8:29PM0.36m			7:35AM0.48m					9:23PM0.32m				8:45AM0.51m				10:11PM0.26m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:17	—	—	—	7:19
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	18	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	21	21	23	23	23	19	19	19	19	20	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	19	19
Feels °C	23	22	22	23	22	23	21	19	18	15	17	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	S 5	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 10	S 7	S 7	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	E 9	S 8	ESE 8	E 9	E 9	ESE 9
kJ	81	90	73	53	27	33	71	71	69	68	68	65	65	61	44	46	56	67	54	56	40	29	113	78	83	131
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 3	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	NNE 10	NNE 10	E 9	E 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 9	S 8	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 15
kJ	1	81	106	73	72	72	18	18	11	7	7	7	3	10	10	63	60	78	50	47	32	39	28	37	29	74
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	NE 11	ENE 6	NNE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	ESE 9	N 6	N 6	S 10	NNE 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 6	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 7	SSE 14	S 7
kJ	7	7	7	4	7	25	8	7	10	10	10	10	8	3	2	33	9	43	60	42	16	21	39	27	70	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	—	S 3	S 4	S 5	—	S 6	S 6	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	ESE 6	SE 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	110	—	1	12	34	—	38	67	1114	669	428	279	222	180	165	75	63	—	—	—	29	37	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	6	7	59	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Emerald Beach	Black Rock	Black Rock	Cabarita	Brunswick Heads North	The Pass	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Arrawarra	Brunswick Heads North	Emerald Beach	Snapper Point	The Pass	Emerald Beach	Emerald Beach	Mullaway	Emerald Beach	Emerald Beach	Snapper Point	Snapper Point	The Pass	The Pass	Gallows	Black Rock	Lennox Head
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	2	1	4	4	3	4	4	1	1	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	4	5	8	9	8	9	9	9	7	9	8	6	7	8	7	5	5	5	5	6	9	9	9

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