Tallows Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Tallows Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tallows Beach sea temperature is
20.5° C
0.2° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 1PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
196
182
149
146
141
98
94
66
128
172
217
251
294
324
308
287
398
351
351
286
208
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
NNE
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:24AM1.13m
7:50PM1.91m
8:08AM1.21m
8:32PM1.88m
8:51AM1.27m
9:11PM1.78m
Low Tide
1:10PM-0.04m
2:28AM-0.00m
1:57PM-0.05m
3:05AM-0.01m
2:42PM-0.02m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
14
18
20
19
17
16
15
14
14
16
18
17
17
16
15
13
13
15
17
18
17
17
Feels °C
11
15
17
16
13
11
10
9
10
12
14
13
14
13
12
9
9
11
13
14
14
14
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