Tallows Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Issued: 3 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tallows Beach sea temperature is

20.6°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 (07 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 9AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	9s
Afternoon (07 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Evening (07 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).
	Monday 7								Tuesday 8								Wednesday 9
	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)	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 9	S 10	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 6	S 7	S 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	497	471	422	516	608	584	482	341	248	243	238	269	251	416	518	631	586	484	422	366	374	343	301	301
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SW	SSW	SSE	ESE	ENE	ESE	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	S	S	SW	WSW	SSW	E	NE	ENE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	on
High Tide			4:35AM0.93m				5:07PM1.63m				5:34AM1.03m				5:59PM1.72m				6:22AM1.15m				6:44PM1.77m
Low Tide	11:06PM0.29m				10:17AM0.23m				11:59PM0.18m				11:18AM0.14m				00:41AM0.09m				12:11PM0.06m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	16	14	18	20	19	19	18	18	17	16	18	18	19	18	18	17	14	13	17	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	15	14	11	16	18	17	17	17	18	16	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	11	10	16	17	15	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	SSE 8	S 9	S 10	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	E 10	E 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	41	30	422	516	608	584	482	341	248	243	238	11	10	9	16	15	586	484	422	366	374	343	301	301
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	E 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 7	NE 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 8	NE 7	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SE 12
kJ	17	16	22	15	14	8	15	12	20	8	11	16	17	16	10	7	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	38
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	—	—	NE 9	—	—	NNE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	E 16	ESE 13	E 9
kJ	—	—	16	15	15	15	6	15	6	15	16	—	—	3	—	—	4	2	2	2	2	5	17	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 9	S 6	S 7	S 8	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 3
kJ	497	471	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	269	251	416	518	631	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Wategos NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Kirra QLD - Gold Coast	Kirra QLD - Gold Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Tallows Beach NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	3	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	1	1	2	2	14	54	1	1	1	1	2	2	54	54	14	14	2	2	0	1	1	230	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Iluka Bluff	Mullaway	Mullaway	Angourie Point	Brunswick Heads North		Gallows	Mullaway	Mullaway	Arrawarra	Lennox Head	Byron Bay - The Wreck			Turners Beach	Arrawarra	Angourie Point	Lennox Head	Mullaway	Angourie Point	The Pass		The Pass	Arrawarra
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	3	3		2	2	2	2	2	1			2	4	3	3	2	2	2		2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	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	The Bombie and Boat Ramp WA - Margaret River	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	Gas Bay WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	9	4	4	7	3	2	2	5	5	5	5	4	3	8	7	6	6	6	6	5	1	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	8	9	7	6	7	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	9	9	9	9	8

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