Tallows Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Issued: 3 pm 28 Jul 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 (28 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 9PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (28 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (28 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 28				Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 5	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	103	92	68	46	44	42	28	28	18	18	18	18	12	12	13	43	110	175	166	135
Wind (km/h)	SE	ENE	NNE	NNW	NW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	ENE	N	WNW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSE	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on
High Tide				7:36PM1.62m				7:45AM1.03m				8:09PM1.67m				8:20AM1.08m				8:41PM1.69m
Low Tide	12:51PM0.17m					2:14AM0.21m				1:29PM0.12m				2:45AM0.17m				2:05PM0.10m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	17	16	15	15	17	21	20	18	17	14	13	13	14	17	16	16	15
Feels °C	17	16	15	15	14	14	14	15	19	18	17	15	11	9	8	10	13	12	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 7	E 6	E 6	SSE 12
kJ	103	92	68	46	44	42	28	15	18	18	18	18	12	12	13	19	17	12	12	115
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	E 4	ENE 4	SE 8	E 6	E 6	E 6	S 7	SSE 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	NE 7	E 7	E 6	NE 7	NE 7	E 6
kJ	6	6	6	16	15	15	15	28	17	8	8	8	8	7	8	8	12	18	18	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	S 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	SSE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SE 6	E 13	E 13	SSE 15	SSE 13	NE 7
kJ	13	13	17	12	12	12	12	12	9	5	2	4	8	7	2	3	3	21	60	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 3	—	—	ENE 4	NW 2	WNW 2	—	—	WSW 3	—	ENE 2	—	—	SW 2	SSW 3	S 5	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	3	—	—	7	1	1	—	—	2	—	1	—	—	1	9	43	110	175	166	135
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Tallows Beach NSW - North Coast	Tallows Beach NSW - North Coast	Tallows Beach NSW - North Coast	Tallows Beach NSW - North Coast	Suffolk Park NSW - North Coast	Suffolk Park NSW - North Coast	Suffolk Park NSW - North Coast	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	The groyne QLD - Sunshine Coast	The groyne QLD - Sunshine Coast	Wurtulla QLD - Sunshine Coast	Moreton Island - Cape Moreton QLD - Brisbane	Arrawarra NSW - North Coast	Arrawarra NSW - North Coast	Snapper Point NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	6	6	258	211	211	217	181	163	163	58	14	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1						1	1	1	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	3	3	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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