
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 3AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tallows Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | 31 | 43 | 46 | 244 | 707 | 1041 | 1313 | 2512 | 3728 | 3737 | 3157 | 2637 | 2307 | 1846 | 1663 | 1378 | 1220 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:20PM1.14m | 11:03AM1.36m | 10:58PM1.00m | 11:54AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.32m | 4:24AM0.21m | 5:24PM0.43m | 4:59AM0.30m | 6:26PM0.52m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 13 | — |
21 | 25 | 43 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 6 | NNE 5 | E 14 | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 7 | E 12 |
31 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 5 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 16 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | S 10 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
30 | 28 | 10 | 46 | 244 | 707 | 1041 | 1313 | 2512 | 3728 | 3737 | 3157 | 2637 | 2307 | 1846 | 1663 | 1378 | 1220 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 224 | 257 | 1331 | 1331 | 996 | 822 | 229 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 273 | 91 | 14 | 14 |
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