Tallows Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Tallows Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tallows Beach sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.3° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 8PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
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)
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.4
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
10
1.4
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
157
157
131
127
116
258
261
198
206
218
208
220
221
270
238
203
221
530
544
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NE
5
WNW
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
0
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:04PM1.62m
7:18AM1.13m
7:36PM1.67m
7:52AM1.21m
8:08PM1.69m
Low Tide
12:29PM0.16m
1:38AM0.16m
1:06PM0.10m
2:07AM0.10m
1:42PM0.07m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
21
18
17
17
16
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
18
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
21
21
21
15
14
14
13
16
15
15
16
16
15
16
15
17
17
16
15
17
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