Tallows Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Issued: 10 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tallows Beach sea temperature is

21.9°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 (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 3PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	11s
Evening (30 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sun afternoon).
	Friday 30						Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 16	SSE 12	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	370	362	404	356	281	297	251	205	209	209	143	110	205	141	98	89	61	59	38	38	24	24
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSE	ESE	E	NE	NNE	N	NW	NNW	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			11:46AM1.69m				00:14AM0.94m				12:49PM1.62m				1:26AM0.89m				1:58PM1.55m
Low Tide					6:41PM0.20m				5:50AM0.22m				7:52PM0.25m				6:56AM0.30m					9:05PM0.26m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	—
Temp °C	18	20	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	21	22	21	20	20	19	18	19	23	24	22	20	20
Feels °C	18	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	18	17	17	16	15	16	19	21	19	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	S 10	SSE 12	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	370	284	404	356	281	297	251	205	209	209	143	110	205	141	98	89	61	59	38	38	24	24
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	ENE 8	SE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 11	E 13	E 11
kJ	263	362	253	184	181	128	125	85	87	87	110	98	7	5	3	3	6	7	7	37	3	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	SE 5	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	S 14	E 11	NE 10
kJ	19	11	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	7	4	5	5	5	5	4	9	15	2	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	16	13	18	28	33	42	55	133	200	173	149
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1
Distance (km)	2	1	1	1	54	0	0	0	0	459	839	215	38	161	161	63	89	304	380	215	169	14
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2		2	2	2	2				1	1	1	1	1				4	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	2	3	1	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	4	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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