Tallows Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Issued: 3 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tallows Beach sea temperature is

20.5°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 (29 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 7AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Aug)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Aug)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (29 Aug)	5ft (1.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 29								Sunday 30								Monday 31
	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)	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	515	476	392	320	338	218	218	442	229	277	428	474	488	415	167	148	312	98	109	215	293	244	206	216
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SW	SSW	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on
High Tide				8:27AM1.28m				8:40PM1.65m				9:03AM1.34m				9:13PM1.58m				9:41AM1.38m				9:49PM1.47m
Low Tide		2:36AM0.05m				2:20PM0.07m				3:06AM0.03m				2:59PM0.10m				3:36AM0.04m				3:41PM0.16m


	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	18	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	17	16	14	14	17	19	18	18	17
Feels °C	15	14	14	16	16	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	14	11	11	14	16	16	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 8	E 8	SSE 10	E 8	E 8	E 10	E 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 9	SSE 10	SSE 9	ENE 9	E 8	E 8	SSE 16	SSE 8
kJ	515	476	392	320	338	218	218	52	36	133	35	36	47	43	125	98	41	98	66	25	23	22	104	216
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 10	NE 10	E 8	NE 10	N 10	NE 15	NE 15	E 9	E 9	S 17	E 9	E 9	SSW 9	SSE 18	SSE 17	E 8	SSE 16
kJ	55	55	57	54	56	56	54	4	4	36	4	2	8	8	42	41	6	40	39	26	103	95	22	102
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 7	NE 7	NE 10	N 16	—	NE 10	—	E 15	NE 15	S 14	S 18	S 17	NE 13	S 9	S 9	SSE 18	NE 13	E 12	E 11	E 8
kJ	5	5	4	4	2	2	4	5	—	4	—	4	8	15	6	6	7	6	26	64	7	3	10	22
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 10	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	33	48	442	229	277	428	474	488	415	167	148	312	82	109	215	293	244	206	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	54	2	2	54	1	14	1	1	2	7	7	2	14	2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	4	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	5	5	6	6	4	7	8	7	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	9	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	7	6	6	7	7	8	7	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	9	8

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