Tallows Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Issued: 3 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tallows Beach sea temperature is

21.4°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 (01 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (01 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 1								Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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)	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	ENE 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	174	121	90	100	98	98	97	70	69	93	74	72	98	126	99	123	120	131	142	145	198	193	115	143
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	10:15PM1.15m				10:55AM1.55m				11:10PM1.01m				11:58AM1.50m				00:22AM0.90m					1:14PM1.46m
Low Tide			4:13AM0.14m				5:33PM0.29m				5:02AM0.23m				6:52PM0.36m				6:05AM0.31m					8:23PM0.37m


	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	19	20	19	17	17	17	16	16	19	20	19	17	17	17	17	17	20	21	19	19	18
Feels °C	16	17	17	18	18	16	13	14	15	14	14	17	17	16	13	14	14	15	15	17	18	15	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 11	SSE 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 10	S 9	S 9	E 8	ENE 8
kJ	83	65	65	63	98	95	49	50	49	93	74	72	37	20	99	123	120	131	142	9	2	2	115	143
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 14	E 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	—	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 9	S 18	S 9	S 10
kJ	110	82	90	100	41	3	97	70	69	39	38	37	37	—	19	18	9	9	9	8	2	6	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 15	E 12	E 12	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	—	—	—	—	S 14	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	S 18	S 18
kJ	174	121	81	43	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	4	—	2	2	2	—	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 3	—	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	N 4	—	ENE 8	NE 7	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 4	N 4
kJ	4	—	—	—	69	98	14	21	14	13	6	—	98	126	15	13	10	6	13	145	198	193	25	16
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	257	230	215	34	6	0	0	257	257	257	34	34	34	34	34	230	230	230	34	34
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2				1	1	1	1				1	1	2	1	2				1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	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	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Right Point (Cat Bay) VIC - Phillip Island	Little Bombie NSW - Newcastle	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Crackneck NSW - Newcastle	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	7	6	6	5	5	3	2	3	6	5	5	5	5	3	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5

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